A church in China’s coastal-eastern Jiangsu Province conducted a summary event for the three-year program featuring practicing spirituality with pastors and an award ceremony for the Bible contest.
On November 25, there were about 130 congregants participating in the event at Apostle Church in Suzhou, reported Suzhou CC&TSPM.
Rev. Chen Meng preached a themed sermon to encourage the attending believers to study God’s words eagerly. Subsequently, Rev. Rui Tingting invited team leaders and teammate representatives to share their gainings after reviewing the development of the three-year “Spiritual Practice with Pastors” ministry. Pastor Huang awarded prizes to the winners of the scripture competition and the well-performed believers in the three-year ministry.
It has been a featured pastoral ministry of the church since 2020. In the past three years, the pastor has invited believers to practice spirituality together every day, which has gained the love and recognition of believers.
Located at No. 130 Yangyu Lane, Suzhou City, the Apostle Church was founded in 1872 and was listed as a cultural relic protection unit in Suzhou in 1991. As one of the earliest churches in the history of Suzhou, the Apostle Church was originally named Sidu Church, which commemorates the founders of the church, the missionary Hampden Coit DuBose and his wife from the Presbyterian Church in the United States. It was renovated in 1910, and the new church was completed in 1925. The church spans a construction area of 1,330 square meters (0.329 acre) with a floor area of 1,016 square meters (0.25 acres). The chapel is a brick and wood structure with two floors and can accommodate 500 people.
- Translated by Poppy Chan
中国东部沿海的江苏省的一所教堂举办“与牧者一起灵修”三年总结活动暨经文竞赛颁奖活动，
据苏州市基督教两会，11月25日，在苏州使徒堂，约130位弟兄姐妹参加此次活动。
陈猛牧师分享主题讲道劝勉信徒渴慕追求神的话语。芮婷婷牧师透过视频，回顾“与牧者一起灵修”事工三年来的开展情况，并邀请各组组长和组员代表分享感言。最后黄牧师为经文竞赛的获奖者和“与牧者一起灵修”的鼓励学员颁发奖品。
“与牧者一起灵修”是使徒堂自2020年以来开展至今的特色牧养事工。在这三年中，牧者邀请信徒每日一起灵修，得到信徒的喜爱与认可。
苏州市基督教使徒堂位于苏州市养育巷130号，创建于1872年，1991年被列为苏州市文物保护单位，是苏州历史上最早的基督教堂之一。使徒堂本名思杜堂，为追思教堂创始人美国长老会传教士杜步西夫妇之意。1910年翻建，1925年新堂落成。该教堂占地1330平方米，建筑面积1016平方米。礼拜堂为砖木结构，2层楼房，可容纳500人集会。
江苏百年教堂举办“与牧者一起灵修”三年总结活动
A church in China’s coastal-eastern Jiangsu Province conducted a summary event for the three-year program featuring practicing spirituality with pastors and an award ceremony for the Bible contest.
On November 25, there were about 130 congregants participating in the event at Apostle Church in Suzhou, reported Suzhou CC&TSPM.
Rev. Chen Meng preached a themed sermon to encourage the attending believers to study God’s words eagerly. Subsequently, Rev. Rui Tingting invited team leaders and teammate representatives to share their gainings after reviewing the development of the three-year “Spiritual Practice with Pastors” ministry. Pastor Huang awarded prizes to the winners of the scripture competition and the well-performed believers in the three-year ministry.
It has been a featured pastoral ministry of the church since 2020. In the past three years, the pastor has invited believers to practice spirituality together every day, which has gained the love and recognition of believers.
Located at No. 130 Yangyu Lane, Suzhou City, the Apostle Church was founded in 1872 and was listed as a cultural relic protection unit in Suzhou in 1991. As one of the earliest churches in the history of Suzhou, the Apostle Church was originally named Sidu Church, which commemorates the founders of the church, the missionary Hampden Coit DuBose and his wife from the Presbyterian Church in the United States. It was renovated in 1910, and the new church was completed in 1925. The church spans a construction area of 1,330 square meters (0.329 acre) with a floor area of 1,016 square meters (0.25 acres). The chapel is a brick and wood structure with two floors and can accommodate 500 people.
- Translated by Poppy Chan
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