A church in China’s southwestern Sichuan Province is set to host a book-sharing session in the spring.
Last Thursday, En'guang (or Gracious Light) Church in Chengdu City issued a notice encouraging believers to sign up for an event on March 16 to share their thoughts on books they have read.
According to the announcement, the church is inviting its members to share their thoughts on books to encourage them to read more good books.
It said the registration period lasts from February 16 to March 1, and that young and middle-aged believers can leave their contact information on the church's official WeChat account to register.
For the preliminary selection, which takes place in early March, the church asks applicants to prepare seven minutes of information about the book, why it is recommended, and their own thoughts on it.
The Canadian Methodist Mission built the church in 1894. During the anti-Christian movement of 1895 (the Chengdu case), the church was destroyed and then rebuilt the next year. During the Boxer Rebellion in 1900, it was destroyed again, and this time it was rebuilt to hold 300 people. In 1920, due to the construction of hospitals, bookstores, and schools in the surrounding area, a new bell tower church that could accept a thousand people was built in a simplified Gothic style and designed by Walt Small. During the Cultural Revolution that began in 1966, the church was severely damaged and occupied. It was reconstructed on November 25, 1984, and reopened on January 1, 1989.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
中国西南的四川省的一个教堂将举行春季读书分享会。
2月16日，成都市恩光堂发布通知，鼓励信徒报名参加将于3月16日举行春季读书分享会活动。
据介绍，此次活动邀请大家分享读书感悟，鼓励大家多读书、读好书。
活动报名时间自2月16日开始，3月1日正式截止，中青年信徒被告知可在公众号里留下联系方式报名。
该教堂要求报名者自行准备7分钟的内容进行初选（初选时间为三月初）。分享内容包括：内容概要、推荐理由、所思所感等。
加拿大英美會于1894年，建立了该堂。1895年毀於反教風波（成都教案）。次年又重建。1900年義和團事起，堂再次被毀，又再次重建，可容300人[1]。因周围兴建了医院，书局和学校，在1920年新建可容千人聚會的帶鐘樓的禮拜堂，風格屬於簡化的哥特式,次年落成,設計者是蘇繼賢（Walt Small）。1966年文革開始，教堂遭到嚴重破壞，並被占用。1984年11月25日修復，1989年1月1日重新開放。
四川教堂将举行春季读书分享会
A church in China’s southwestern Sichuan Province is set to host a book-sharing session in the spring.
Last Thursday, En'guang (or Gracious Light) Church in Chengdu City issued a notice encouraging believers to sign up for an event on March 16 to share their thoughts on books they have read.
According to the announcement, the church is inviting its members to share their thoughts on books to encourage them to read more good books.
It said the registration period lasts from February 16 to March 1, and that young and middle-aged believers can leave their contact information on the church's official WeChat account to register.
For the preliminary selection, which takes place in early March, the church asks applicants to prepare seven minutes of information about the book, why it is recommended, and their own thoughts on it.
The Canadian Methodist Mission built the church in 1894. During the anti-Christian movement of 1895 (the Chengdu case), the church was destroyed and then rebuilt the next year. During the Boxer Rebellion in 1900, it was destroyed again, and this time it was rebuilt to hold 300 people. In 1920, due to the construction of hospitals, bookstores, and schools in the surrounding area, a new bell tower church that could accept a thousand people was built in a simplified Gothic style and designed by Walt Small. During the Cultural Revolution that began in 1966, the church was severely damaged and occupied. It was reconstructed on November 25, 1984, and reopened on January 1, 1989.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Sichuan Church to Hold Book-Sharing Session
