A church in China’s southeastern-coastal Fujian Province held its first Sunday service after the outbreak of COVID-19 in its newly-built facility.
A pastor of Flower Lane Church was sent to give a sermon in the new Ma’an Church in the western suburbs of Fuzhou, Fujian, on May 15, Sunday.
Located at the entrance of the scenic Wufeng Mountain Park, with a floor area of 335 square meters (0.083 acres), the church was decorated with a cross inside and a cross monument on the exterior of the building.
It is said that with a history of more than 100 years, Ma’an Church was demolished at the end of the 20th century, without the reconstruction being completed in the following decade. Believers had to gather at a temporary meeting point and later in a private house. As these two small places were just used for Sunday services, each large-scale activity of worshipping (such as Christmas celebrations) had to be held in hotels.
With a female believer and a pastor appointed by Flower Lane Church successively as its leaders, the church was rebuilt with support from its members and the megachurch.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
5月15日是主日，新建的马鞍基督教堂在新殿举行疫情后第一次礼拜，花巷堂传道人到新殿堂证道并祝福。（当summary）
新建的福州西郊的马鞍基督教堂位于风景优美的五凤山公园入口处，建筑面积为335㎡。从建筑到室内空间，设计师都以十字架为中心，建筑外观采用十字架丰碑艺术手法。
笔者从闽南到福州定居后，2001年后，每逢主日全家人都在五凤兰庭社区里的临时聚会点做礼拜，聚会点由花巷基督教堂委派林秀声姐妹主持。她介绍说：马鞍村原有一个百余年历史的马鞍礼拜堂，上世纪末，因城建改造，马鞍堂需拆迁异地重建，之后的十几年中礼拜堂重建末果。临时聚会点曾从五凤兰庭五期又迁到承相坊社内民房，两处的临时聚会点地方很小，只能作为主日崇拜场处，每逢大型的崇拜活动（如圣诞节）都要租借在酒店举行。
林秀声姐妹归回天家后，福州花巷基督教堂委派陈翔霖传道到马鞍教会主持工作，在主堂和兄弟姐妹的支持下新圣殿建设提上议程。
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福州花巷马鞍基督教会在新殿举行疫后第一次礼拜
A church in China’s southeastern-coastal Fujian Province held its first Sunday service after the outbreak of COVID-19 in its newly-built facility.
A pastor of Flower Lane Church was sent to give a sermon in the new Ma’an Church in the western suburbs of Fuzhou, Fujian, on May 15, Sunday.
Located at the entrance of the scenic Wufeng Mountain Park, with a floor area of 335 square meters (0.083 acres), the church was decorated with a cross inside and a cross monument on the exterior of the building.
It is said that with a history of more than 100 years, Ma’an Church was demolished at the end of the 20th century, without the reconstruction being completed in the following decade. Believers had to gather at a temporary meeting point and later in a private house. As these two small places were just used for Sunday services, each large-scale activity of worshipping (such as Christmas celebrations) had to be held in hotels.
With a female believer and a pastor appointed by Flower Lane Church successively as its leaders, the church was rebuilt with support from its members and the megachurch.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Sunday Service Resumed in New Building of Fujian Church
