4 Pastors, 3 Elders Ordained in Yiwu

义乌市最大的教堂举行圣职按立典礼。

据义乌基督教两会，5月31日，来自金华部分县市区的教牧同工、信徒代表及新恩堂的信徒约500人参加在义乌市新恩堂举行的典礼。

义乌市基督教协会会长鲍伟成牧师宣读了《使徒行传》20章28节、《以弗所书》4章11-16节的经文。金陵协和神学院常务副院长陈逸鲁牧师证道。由6位来自浙江省基督教两会和金华市基督教两会的牧师组成按立小组，按立四位同工为牧师，按立三位同工为长老，包括2位女长老。按立礼后，新按立的同工领受圣带和圣经。

接着，黄月英等7名义工传道被派立，义乌市三自爱国运动会会长徐耀进牧师授证。

A ceremony of ordination was held in the largest church in Yiwu, Zhejiang.

According to Yiwu CC&TSPM, on May 31, about 500 people participated in the ceremony held in New Grace Church, including the pastoral staff, representatives of believers from some counties and cities in Jinhua, and believers in New Grace Church.

The president, Rev. Weicheng Bao, read Acts 20:28 and Ephesians 4:11–16. Rev. Yilu Chen, the executive vice president of Nanjing Union Theological Seminary, delivered the sermon. Six pastors from Zhejiang CC&TSPM and Jinhua CC&TSPM formed the pastorate. Among them, four people are pastors and three are elders, including two female elders. After the ceremony, new co-workers received stoles and Bibles.

Then, seven volunteer preachers, including Yueying Huang, were ordained, and given the certificate by Rev. Yaojin Xu, the president of Yiwu TSPM.

- Translated by Olinda Wang