With a blend of Christianity and local Chinese culture, a tulou church (an enclosed and fortified earth building) in Fujian undergoing reconstruction becomes a popular tourist attraction during the summer tourism season.
Last Thursday, more than 50 believers from Shandong, Jilin, and Fuzhou in Fujian gathered in an earthen roundhouse church in Yongding District, Longyan City, listening to the construction of the church which promotes the localization of Christianity.
As the Hukeng Gathering Site in Yongding District became a highly dangerous building, Yongding District CC&TSPM decided to reconstruct the venue as an earthen castle to develop Christianity in the Chinese context. With the foundation stone laid on December 31, 2020, the main building had been completed with financial support from different sectors. Combining the Chinese culture, the elements of “interpretation, teaching, and use of scriptures” will be integrated into the re-decoration.
To close, Rev. Zheng Rujian, chairman of the Longyan Christian Council, shared a sermon on the achievements of the practice of indigenization of Sinicization from the construction of the tulou Church, followed by prayers for the early completion of the church.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
暑假旅游季以来，永定土楼基督教堂成了一批又一批土楼游客的热门打卡点。昨天（8月11日），来自山东、吉林和福州的游客与当地兄弟姐妹五十多人相聚在土楼礼拜堂，聆听永定基督教三自爱国会阙主席介绍这座中国化基督教礼拜堂的建设过程：
龙岩市永定区湖坑基督教聚会点原属重大危房。龙岩市永定区基督教三自爱国运动委员会决定将重建礼拜堂作为永定区基督教中国化实践项目，2020年12月31日举行奠基仪式，决意将土楼型教堂的建设，致力打造基督教文化适应中国本土文化的典范，融入优秀中华文化。该项目得到了各级民宗部门、省政协民宗委、省基督教两会、县、乡政府的关心和支持下，目前土楼型教堂的主体建设已经完成，在二次装修中将进一步融入“解经、讲经、用经”中国化实践.
最后，龙岩市基督教协会主席郑如建牧师以土楼礼拜堂的建设见证中国化实践成果证道，和与会兄弟姐妹为土楼早日完工献上祷告、祝福！
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福建永定土楼礼拜堂成为当地旅游热门打卡点
With a blend of Christianity and local Chinese culture, a tulou church (an enclosed and fortified earth building) in Fujian undergoing reconstruction becomes a popular tourist attraction during the summer tourism season.
Last Thursday, more than 50 believers from Shandong, Jilin, and Fuzhou in Fujian gathered in an earthen roundhouse church in Yongding District, Longyan City, listening to the construction of the church which promotes the localization of Christianity.
As the Hukeng Gathering Site in Yongding District became a highly dangerous building, Yongding District CC&TSPM decided to reconstruct the venue as an earthen castle to develop Christianity in the Chinese context. With the foundation stone laid on December 31, 2020, the main building had been completed with financial support from different sectors. Combining the Chinese culture, the elements of “interpretation, teaching, and use of scriptures” will be integrated into the re-decoration.
To close, Rev. Zheng Rujian, chairman of the Longyan Christian Council, shared a sermon on the achievements of the practice of indigenization of Sinicization from the construction of the tulou Church, followed by prayers for the early completion of the church.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Uncompleted Earthen Roundhouse Church Being Tourist Attraction in Fujian
