Recently, Yaodu District CC&TSPM in Linfen, Shanxi Province, held a special meeting for the reopening of the church and gathering sites in the district pastoral areas.
Due to the outbreaks of COVID-19 before Christmas last year, all face-to-face services in churches in the district were suspended.
Yaodu District Church live broadcasted the Sunday services and Thursday evening gatherings, as well as whole-day Bible studies for volunteers on Saturdays, meeting the spiritual needs of believers who prayed for the epidemic and the reopening of churches consistently.
After receiving approval from authorities and implementing measures for fire prevention and epidemic prevention and control, the district church would resume in-person worship first, followed by meeting points, each Sunday service with a different theme. The district church would host a communion service and baptism service on August 7. Main gathering sites will restart the face-to-face services on the second Sunday in August, welcoming the return of believers. To hold services for the ordinations of pastors and elders on August 21, all meeting sites in the district will reopen with fellowship activities resumed. Beginning in September, the district CC&TSPM will proceed to compile orders of worship, sending church staff to lead the services and preach sermons in each venue.
During the meeting, the pastoral staff members were required to do preparatory work, such as self-inspection of fire safety and epidemic response, and the rectification of hidden dangers. They also should do well in the work of temperature measurement, and checking the site code, itinerary code, and health code.
A few days ago, the church has issued a notice, requiring churchgoers to go to the district church to book their places in advance starting from last Friday.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
日前，山西临汾市尧都区基督教两会召开专题常务会议，安排部署教会城区及各牧区、堂点即将恢复实体礼拜事宜。
自去年圣诞节前因受疫情影响，尧都区基督教两会全面停止了各礼拜堂点的实体礼拜。教会在做好疫情防控的同时，安排了主日崇拜及周四晚间聚会的网络直播、每周六全天义工学习查经实况直播，供应了弟兄姊妹的属灵需求。大家持续为疫情防控及早日恢复实体礼拜献上代祷。
进过精心筹备，严格按照消防及疫情防控的各项措施落实，并报请相关主管部门验收批准，将于8月份逐步有序恢复实体礼拜。先从城区堂开始，每个礼拜主题各不相同。第一周，崇拜主题为圣餐、感恩、施洗礼拜；第二周为欢迎回归信徒感恩崇拜，各牧区主要堂点恢复实体礼拜；第三周举行新晋牧师及执事按立感恩崇拜，各牧区所属堂点全面恢复礼拜，教会团契也全面恢复活动。从九月份开始，两会圣工组开始统一编制派立礼拜单，差派工人深入各堂点主领礼拜并证道。
会议强调，教会各位教牧同工要积极配合、认真做好各项筹备工作，做好礼拜恢复前的各项工作，做好疫情防控及消防安全的自查，整改隐患，做好信息登记和测温，查看场所码、行程码和健康码。
日前 教会已下发通知，要求大家从周五起到教会城区堂提前预约，办理相关手续。
https://www.gospeltimes.cn/article/index/id/63928
暂停8个月后，山西临汾尧都区基督教会即将全面恢复实地礼拜
Recently, Yaodu District CC&TSPM in Linfen, Shanxi Province, held a special meeting for the reopening of the church and gathering sites in the district pastoral areas.
Due to the outbreaks of COVID-19 before Christmas last year, all face-to-face services in churches in the district were suspended.
Yaodu District Church live broadcasted the Sunday services and Thursday evening gatherings, as well as whole-day Bible studies for volunteers on Saturdays, meeting the spiritual needs of believers who prayed for the epidemic and the reopening of churches consistently.
After receiving approval from authorities and implementing measures for fire prevention and epidemic prevention and control, the district church would resume in-person worship first, followed by meeting points, each Sunday service with a different theme. The district church would host a communion service and baptism service on August 7. Main gathering sites will restart the face-to-face services on the second Sunday in August, welcoming the return of believers. To hold services for the ordinations of pastors and elders on August 21, all meeting sites in the district will reopen with fellowship activities resumed. Beginning in September, the district CC&TSPM will proceed to compile orders of worship, sending church staff to lead the services and preach sermons in each venue.
During the meeting, the pastoral staff members were required to do preparatory work, such as self-inspection of fire safety and epidemic response, and the rectification of hidden dangers. They also should do well in the work of temperature measurement, and checking the site code, itinerary code, and health code.
A few days ago, the church has issued a notice, requiring churchgoers to go to the district church to book their places in advance starting from last Friday.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Shanxi Churches to Resume In-Person Service After 8-Month Lockdown Period
