A celebration was held for the 30th anniversary of a village meeting point in Fujian Province, which started with only six worshippers.
During the event for the Xiabao Village gathering site in Meixian Town, Youxi County, Sanming City, Pastor Hua Ximei from Youxi County CC&TSPM preached a sermon titled "Waiting and Hoping," citing Luke 2:21–32. She emphasized God's faithfulness, encouraging attendees to rely on God's word instead of worrying and to wait patiently for God's will. She urged continuous prayer and praise, advising believers not to waver through unbelief but to be strengthened in their faith to glorify God.
The only people who lived in Xiabao Village, which now has more than a thousand residents, were Buddhists and followers of folk religions. In 1992, Chen Xing, a female believer from Puqian Church in Fuzhou, came to evangelize in the area. By March of the following year, she had established a meeting point with only six individuals. In 2016, Wu Yuzhu proposed the construction of a gathering site, receiving support from the government, CC&TSPMs at diverse levels, and churches in Fuzhou. By the end of 2017, a four-story building had a floor area of 700 square meters (0.173 acres). With nearly 50 churchgoers now, the gathering site also serves as a community hub for the elderly and children.
Rev. Zhou Han presided over the communion and offered a prayer of benediction, while ceramic cup sets were presented to attending believers in the end.
(The original article is published by the Gospel Times and the author is a believer in Fujian.)
- Translated by Abigail Wu
福建省一村聚会点举行三十周年感恩庆典礼活动，该聚会点最初只有6个人聚会。
12月16日，在三明市尤溪县梅仙镇下保村聚会点，尤溪县“两会”华喜梅传道引用路加福音2章21至32节经文，以“等待与盼望”为题进行了证道。向在场会众阐明了神是信实的，需要的不是忧虑，而是明白神的话语；忍耐等候神，安息在祂的旨意中。他也劝勉大家要不断祷告、赞美，“不要因不信，心里起疑惑，而要因信，使自己心得坚固，最终将荣耀归给神。”
下保村是一个人口只有千把号人的小山村。上个世纪九十年代前，这里的民众还全都是其他本土及民间宗教徒。
1992年，时年近70岁的福州铺前堂信徒陈醒姐妹来到当地传福音，并于次年3月在民居创立了只有6个人的下保聚会点。2016年，吴玉珠建议兴建聚会场所，得到了政府和各级基督教两会和福州市教会的支持，2017年底，一座四层、使用面积达700多平方米的神赐堂楼正式落成。聚会信徒迄今已增加近50人。如今这里不仅是聚会场所, 也是村里留守老人和儿童活动的好去处。
周函牧师举行圣餐并祝福，聚会点向到场信徒分送了一个陶瓷水杯套装。
注：本文为特约/自由撰稿人文章，作者系福建福州一教会信徒。
A celebration was held for the 30th anniversary of a village meeting point in Fujian Province, which started with only six worshippers.
During the event for the Xiabao Village gathering site in Meixian Town, Youxi County, Sanming City, Pastor Hua Ximei from Youxi County CC&TSPM preached a sermon titled "Waiting and Hoping," citing Luke 2:21–32. She emphasized God's faithfulness, encouraging attendees to rely on God's word instead of worrying and to wait patiently for God's will. She urged continuous prayer and praise, advising believers not to waver through unbelief but to be strengthened in their faith to glorify God.
The only people who lived in Xiabao Village, which now has more than a thousand residents, were Buddhists and followers of folk religions. In 1992, Chen Xing, a female believer from Puqian Church in Fuzhou, came to evangelize in the area. By March of the following year, she had established a meeting point with only six individuals. In 2016, Wu Yuzhu proposed the construction of a gathering site, receiving support from the government, CC&TSPMs at diverse levels, and churches in Fuzhou. By the end of 2017, a four-story building had a floor area of 700 square meters (0.173 acres). With nearly 50 churchgoers now, the gathering site also serves as a community hub for the elderly and children.
Rev. Zhou Han presided over the communion and offered a prayer of benediction, while ceramic cup sets were presented to attending believers in the end.
(The original article is published by the Gospel Times and the author is a believer in Fujian.)
- Translated by Abigail Wu
