Shanghai CC&TSPM hosted a delegation from the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD-Protestant Church in Germany).
On September 21st, Rev. Xv Yulan, chairman of the Shanghai TSPM, welcomed guests from the German Evangelical Church, said the Shanghai CC&TSPM.
During the meeting, Rev. Xv pointed out exchanges and collaborations among churches in both China and Germany in different areas such as church ministries, social services, and theological education. She acknowledged the efforts of Christian believers participating in the German language services in Shanghai, fostering multiple interactions between the two nations.
Xv also mentioned that over the past decade, as a messenger of friendship between China and Germany, the organizer of the German language services in Shanghai hosted theological lectures and themed concerts in collaboration with the municipal CC&TSPM. At the city level, Shanghai and Hamburg, as sister cities, had maintained cooperative exchanges in various fields such as the economy, culture, and church relations.
Rev. Ute Hedrich, leader of the delegation of EKD this time, expressed her gratitude to the churches in Shanghai for their care and support for the German-language services catering to the city's German-speaking community. She also hoped that the German-speaking Christian believers in Shanghai would serve as bridges of friendship between the two nations. In response, Pastor Xv assured that Shanghai CC&TSPM would extend continuous attention and support to the ministry of the German-language services, with the aspiration for ongoing dialogue among churches in Shanghai and the EKD on the topics of theological education, feminist theology, and ecumenical dialogue.
In the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), Rev. Ute Hedrich holds the position of Head of the Middle East and the Far East, Australia, and Pacific Desk. Organized in 1948, the Protestant Church in Germany is a federation of 20 independent Lutheran, Reformed, and United regional churches in Germany.
The delegation also included staff workers from the Association of Protestant Churches and Missions in Germany (EMW), an organization of Protestant churches that supports Germany's establishment of global relationships and collaboration with overseas churches and is dedicated to promoting the development of German Christianity and facilitating global dialogue.
During their journey in Shanghai, the delegation also extended a visit to the Gospel Church in the Pudong New Area.
- Translated by Poppy Chan
上海市基督教两会接待德国新教教会访问团。
据上海市基督教两会，9月21日下午，上海市基督教三自爱国运动委员会主席徐玉兰牧师接待德国新教教会访问团。
徐牧师表示中国教会与德国教会在教会事工、社会服务、神学教育等领域有着对话合作。尤其参加在沪德语专场礼拜的基督徒群体为进一步加深两国教会的多元互动做出了努力。
过去十年，在沪德语专场礼拜的召集人作为两国友谊的使者，与市基督教两会共同组织了神学讲座、专题音乐会等活动。在城市层面，上海与汉堡作为姐妹城市，在经济、文化、教会等领域一直都有合作交流。
德国访问团团长乌特·海德里希牧师感谢上海教会对服务于在沪德语群体的德语专场礼拜的关心支持，希望在沪德语基督徒群体能在两国间搭建起友谊的桥梁。徐表示市基督教两会将继续关注支持德语专场礼拜的事工，希望今后上海教会和德国新教教会继续就神学教育、女性神学、普世教会对话的议题开展对话。
乌特·海德里希牧师是德国新教教会联合会负责中东、远东、澳大利亚及太平洋地区事工部主任。德国新教教会联合会成立于1948年，是由德国国内20个信义宗、归正宗和地区联合教会组成的新教教会组织。
访问团中也有同工来自德国新教福音事工协会，该协会是支持德国与海外教会建立普世关系与发展合作的新教教会组织，致力于促进德国基督教的发展并推动普世对话的开展。
访问团在沪时，还参观了浦东新区福音堂。
德国新教教会访问上海
Shanghai CC&TSPM hosted a delegation from the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD-Protestant Church in Germany).
On September 21st, Rev. Xv Yulan, chairman of the Shanghai TSPM, welcomed guests from the German Evangelical Church, said the Shanghai CC&TSPM.
During the meeting, Rev. Xv pointed out exchanges and collaborations among churches in both China and Germany in different areas such as church ministries, social services, and theological education. She acknowledged the efforts of Christian believers participating in the German language services in Shanghai, fostering multiple interactions between the two nations.
Xv also mentioned that over the past decade, as a messenger of friendship between China and Germany, the organizer of the German language services in Shanghai hosted theological lectures and themed concerts in collaboration with the municipal CC&TSPM. At the city level, Shanghai and Hamburg, as sister cities, had maintained cooperative exchanges in various fields such as the economy, culture, and church relations.
Rev. Ute Hedrich, leader of the delegation of EKD this time, expressed her gratitude to the churches in Shanghai for their care and support for the German-language services catering to the city's German-speaking community. She also hoped that the German-speaking Christian believers in Shanghai would serve as bridges of friendship between the two nations. In response, Pastor Xv assured that Shanghai CC&TSPM would extend continuous attention and support to the ministry of the German-language services, with the aspiration for ongoing dialogue among churches in Shanghai and the EKD on the topics of theological education, feminist theology, and ecumenical dialogue.
In the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), Rev. Ute Hedrich holds the position of Head of the Middle East and the Far East, Australia, and Pacific Desk. Organized in 1948, the Protestant Church in Germany is a federation of 20 independent Lutheran, Reformed, and United regional churches in Germany.
The delegation also included staff workers from the Association of Protestant Churches and Missions in Germany (EMW), an organization of Protestant churches that supports Germany's establishment of global relationships and collaboration with overseas churches and is dedicated to promoting the development of German Christianity and facilitating global dialogue.
During their journey in Shanghai, the delegation also extended a visit to the Gospel Church in the Pudong New Area.
- Translated by Poppy Chan
German Evangelical Church Visits Shanghai
