In China’s southern Fujian Province, the main building construction of a tulou church, an enclosed and fortified earth building, is complete, with the interior design and decoration being carried out next.
On January 22, Sunday, which was also Chinese New Year 2023, a pastor of a church in Hukeng Town, Yongding County, Longyan City, gave a sermon to local residents and tourists.
Chinese culture, especially local Hakka ("guest people") culture, will be incorporated into the decoration concept and architectural style. The outer circle of the first floor of the main body will be open to the outside world, and a public teahouse is about to be set up for local people and tourists at home and abroad. On the second floor, 21 homestays with local touches have been set up as tourist (or Christian) service stations. The third floor, covering an area of 900 square meters (0.22 acres), is used as the main venue for large-scale gatherings. In addition, the back mountain forest is designed and constructed according to the requirements of ecology, temples, and churches.
The Yongding District CC&TSPM demolished the original Hukeng Church, which had great potential safety hazards, as a key project of adhering to the principle of developing religion in the Chinese context, which had received support and praise from the governments and the provincial CC&TSPM. The foundation stone was laid on December 31, 2020.
However, there is still a funding gap in construction due to the three-year epidemic.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
福建一土楼礼拜堂目前建筑主体建设基本完成，接下来要进入室内设计装修部分工程。
正月初一，1月22日，是主日，龙岩永定土楼礼拜堂的传道人为土楼人及游客讲道。
在装修理念和建筑风格上融入中华优秀文特别是本土客家文化。主要设计理念：将主体一楼外圈，对外开放开设大众茶馆，供当地百姓及海内外游客使用；二楼设计21间具有本土特色民宿客栈，成为游客(基督徒)驿站；三楼(900平方米)作大型聚会主会场；另外后山山林根据打造生态寺观教堂的要求设计建设。
永定区基督教三自爱国运动委员会将原湖坑基督教聚会点进行拆除重建(属重大危房)作为永定区基督教中国化实践项目，并于2020年12月31日举办动土奠基仪式。
三年多以来，永定区基督教中国化实践项目得到政府和省基督教两会的支持和好评，但受到疫情的影响，目前主体建设经费仍然还有缺口。
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https://www.gospeltimes.cn/article/index/id/66263
福建龙岩基督教中国化实践基地 ——永定土楼礼拜堂仍在建设完善中
In China’s southern Fujian Province, the main building construction of a tulou church, an enclosed and fortified earth building, is complete, with the interior design and decoration being carried out next.
On January 22, Sunday, which was also Chinese New Year 2023, a pastor of a church in Hukeng Town, Yongding County, Longyan City, gave a sermon to local residents and tourists.
Chinese culture, especially local Hakka ("guest people") culture, will be incorporated into the decoration concept and architectural style. The outer circle of the first floor of the main body will be open to the outside world, and a public teahouse is about to be set up for local people and tourists at home and abroad. On the second floor, 21 homestays with local touches have been set up as tourist (or Christian) service stations. The third floor, covering an area of 900 square meters (0.22 acres), is used as the main venue for large-scale gatherings. In addition, the back mountain forest is designed and constructed according to the requirements of ecology, temples, and churches.
The Yongding District CC&TSPM demolished the original Hukeng Church, which had great potential safety hazards, as a key project of adhering to the principle of developing religion in the Chinese context, which had received support and praise from the governments and the provincial CC&TSPM. The foundation stone was laid on December 31, 2020.
However, there is still a funding gap in construction due to the three-year epidemic.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
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