A church in Guangdong Province, on the southeast coast of China, held a ceremonial laying of the cornerstone for expansion.
Panyu Church in Guangzhou conducted the ceremony at the existing site of Shiqiao Church on July 30, Guangzhou CC&TSPM reported.
The ceremony commenced with the performance by the choir of Dongshan Church, followed by a project brief given by Rev. Lin Bingsheng, president of the Guangzhou CC and senior pastor of Shiqiao Church. Then the leaders of Guangdong TSPM and the Ethnic and Religious Affairs Bureaus of Guangzhou and Panyu District delivered speeches respectively. After the ceremony, Rev. Guo Yun, chairman of the Guangzhou TSPM, expressed his appreciation and determination to strictly control the project quality with a high level of responsibility.
Founded in 1920, Shiqiao Church is the only church in the Panyu District. In order to better meet the religious needs of the believers in the southern area of Guangzhou, Guangzhou TSPM would expand the former Shiqiao church into Panyu church. With a construction area of 7,704 square meters (1.9 acres), the new church was intended to be multi-functional and ecological with a new era of Chinese Christian features, including a multi-story tower, a pavilion, a colonnade, and an over-water gazebo.
The total fundraising target for building the church is 60 million yuan. The project is expected to take two years.
- Translated by Stella He
中国东南沿海的广东省的一个教堂举行扩建典礼。
2022年7月30日，广州基督教番禺堂奠基典礼在广州基督教市桥堂现址隆重举行。
仪式上，东山堂诗班的献唱拉开了奠基典礼的帷幕。接着，由广州市基督教协会会长、市桥堂主任牧师林炳生牧师做建堂工程说明。随后，广东省三自爱国运动会，广州市、番禺区民族宗教事务局领袖发表致辞。
奠基培土仪式后，广州市基督教三自爱国运动委员会主席郭云牧师致答谢词，表示广州教会将坚决以高度负责的态度严把工程质量关。
广州基督教市桥堂始建于1920年，是番禺区唯一的基督教教堂。为更好地满足广州市南部片区信众的信仰需要，广州市基督教两会将在市桥堂原址扩建成为番禺堂。番禺堂建筑面积为7704平方米，集楼、阁、亭、廊、榭于一身，致力打造为集多功能于一体的新时代基督教中国化生态教堂。
番禺堂建设工程总筹款目标为6000万元。工程建设工期预计两年。
广州基督教番禺堂奠基典礼隆重举行
A church in Guangdong Province, on the southeast coast of China, held a ceremonial laying of the cornerstone for expansion.
Panyu Church in Guangzhou conducted the ceremony at the existing site of Shiqiao Church on July 30, Guangzhou CC&TSPM reported.
The ceremony commenced with the performance by the choir of Dongshan Church, followed by a project brief given by Rev. Lin Bingsheng, president of the Guangzhou CC and senior pastor of Shiqiao Church. Then the leaders of Guangdong TSPM and the Ethnic and Religious Affairs Bureaus of Guangzhou and Panyu District delivered speeches respectively. After the ceremony, Rev. Guo Yun, chairman of the Guangzhou TSPM, expressed his appreciation and determination to strictly control the project quality with a high level of responsibility.
Founded in 1920, Shiqiao Church is the only church in the Panyu District. In order to better meet the religious needs of the believers in the southern area of Guangzhou, Guangzhou TSPM would expand the former Shiqiao church into Panyu church. With a construction area of 7,704 square meters (1.9 acres), the new church was intended to be multi-functional and ecological with a new era of Chinese Christian features, including a multi-story tower, a pavilion, a colonnade, and an over-water gazebo.
The total fundraising target for building the church is 60 million yuan. The project is expected to take two years.
- Translated by Stella He
Panyu Church Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony in Guangdong Province
