Shanghai Community Church Dedicated After Years' Renovation

上海国际礼拜堂举行献堂庆典活动。

据上海市基督教两会，3月28日，上海市徐汇区基督教两会举行了国际礼拜堂（修缮）献堂庆典。 

上海市基督教三自爱国运动委员会主席徐玉兰牧师在致辞中向在修缮工作中给予支持和帮助的各级党政领导表示感谢，勉励信徒爱国爱教，探索基督教中国化“上海实践”。

中国基督教协会原会长曹圣洁牧师作劝勉，肯定了教会在联合礼拜、同声翻译、外语礼拜等外事事工方面的特殊贡献。希望国际礼拜堂在新的时代继续讲好上海基督教对外交往的美好故事。 

徐汇区基督教两会副主任兼秘书长赵鑫牧师作教堂修缮过程的报告。

Shanghai Community Church was dedicated again after years of renovation. 

During the service held by Xuhui CC&TSPM on March 28, Rev. Xu Yulan, chairman of Shanghai TSPM thanked the Party and government leaders at all levels for their support in the repair work, encouraging believers to love the country and the church and explore the practice of sinicization of Christianity in Shanghai, according to Shanghai CC&TSPM. 

Rev. Cao Shengjie, the former chairman of the China Christian Council, affirmed the church's special contribution to foreign affairs such as united worship, simultaneous translation, and foreign language worship. It was hoped that the church would continue to tell the beautiful story of Shanghai Christianity in the new era. 

Rev. Zhao Xin, the deputy director and secretary-general of Xuhui District CC&TSPM, reported on the church repair process.  

- Translated by Monica Zhang