Beijing Megachurch Suspends In-Person Services Amid COVID-19 Rebounds

1月19日，北京市丰台堂通过微信公众号平台发布通知，因疫情缘故，该堂将于1月23日（主日）起暂停线下聚会，具体恢复时间还有待另行通知。教堂暂停期间，弟兄姊妹可以通过该堂的公众号参加主日崇拜,，请大家为疫情祷告。

北京基督教会丰台堂于2004年投资兴建，2006年12月22日献堂。座落在交通便利的丰台区玉泉营立交桥南侧，总建筑面积2390平方米，用地面积7000平方米。

1月19日中国国内发现87例新病例，其中55例为本土病例。

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A Beijing church announced the recent suspension of its onsite gatherings amid rising pandemic infections.

On its official WeChat account on Wednesday, Fengtai Church released a notice, saying that the church would be locked down from January 23 till further notice. Churchgoers are able to attend the online Sunday services and pray for COVID-19 to come to an end.

With the construction beginning in 2004, the church was dedicated two days before Christmas Eve in 2006, covering a floor area of 2390 square meters (0.59 acre) and a construction area of 7000 square meters (1.73 acres).

Chinese mainland on January 19 found 87 new coronavirus cases, of which 55 were domestically transmitted, China Daily reported on Wednesday.  

- Translated by Abigail Wu