Guangdong Church’s Reconstruction Kicks Off

2022年6月11日，在做好相关防疫措施的情况下，广东省佛山市高明区基督教荷城堂举行新堂奠基典礼。

由全国基督教两会报道(reported)，广东省基督教协会常务副会长雷玉明牧师证道，来自21间教会、6间聚会点信徒代表近100人参加了开工奠基典礼。

高明区荷城堂堂主任王福华长老向来宾介绍教堂的筹建过程。高明区荷城堂又名梁发纪念礼拜堂，是中华基督教会为了纪念中国第一位华人牧师梁发（佛山高明西梁村人），于1928年在高明三洲汇源街建造，从2006年至今，一直用作聚会场所。现由于房子建筑经检测已是危房，在佛山市民族宗教事务局、高明区政府等相关部门的帮助下，异地划拨1700平方米的土地建设新教堂。新堂以综合楼方式建造，由主堂、纪念馆和功能房组成。

梁发是中国近代史上的重要人物，1832年寫了《勸世良言》， 很大影响了洪秀全，太平天国的领袖。 为了全面展示梁发牧师的历史事迹，高明教会在礼拜堂里设计了梁发纪念馆，建成后向社会公开，供人参观游览。

（来源：佛山市基督教两会）

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The foundation stone was laid for a church in China’s southern-coastal province of Guangdong, which was built to commemorate the first Chinese pastor.

Following COVID-19 protocols on June 11, Hecheng Church in Gaoming District, Foshan City, hosted a groundbreaking ceremony attended by nearly 100 believers from 21 churches and six gathering sites, CCC&TSPM reported.

Elder Wang Fuhua, director of the church council, introduced the history of the church. In 1928, the church was built by the Chinese Christian Church in memory of Liang Fa, the second Chinese believer and the first Chinese evangelist who wrote Good Words to Admonish the Age which influenced the leader of the Taiping Rebellion, Hong Xiuquan. Deemed a dilapidated building, the church obtained 1,700 (0.42 acres) square meters of land to rebuild its main buildings, memorial hall, and function rooms.

After completion, Liang Fa Memorial Hall will be open to the public, displaying his historical deeds.

- Translated by Abigail Wu