Jinxi County, located in Fuzhou, Jiangxi Province, is known as the hometown of Lu Jiuyuan, the founder of the school of Universal Mind, the book town in the south of the Yangtze River, and the fragrance capital of China. At present, there are more than 20 churches in the county, with nearly 3000 believers.
Christianity was introduced to Jinxi in 1887 by a German pastor, who belonged to the China Inland Mission. After the reform and opening up, the gospel was introduced again in 1982, and worship services resumed in 1985. In 1987, Jinxi County established CC&TSPM to carry out personnel training, pastoral care, external exchanges, and social services.
Rev. Jin Changjian, who is currently the third president of the Fuzhou Christian Council and the ninth secretary-general of Jinxi County TSPM, became a Christian in 1987 to serve in the church, helping churches in the county grow.
From 2022 to 2023, three churches in Jinxi County won the title of provincial “Five-Good” religious activity venues (good in propaganda and education, good in daily management, good in safety and stability, good in cultural development, and good in serving society). All 25 Christian sites in the county opened corporate accounts and entrusted a third-party financial company to manage their financial records. They have also established democratic management organizations and formulated financial management systems, with major issues being decided through collective discussion and democratic decision-making.
Additionally, local church leaders successfully obtained real estate registration certificates for the land of 25 Christian sites and passed safety assessments, which resolved historical issues that had plagued the county's religious community for many years.
Meanwhile, Jinxi County CC&TSPM has sent 12 people to Jiangxi Bible School for training, with 2 ordained as pastors, 3 as elders, and 5 as teachers, and holds training sessions and retreats twice a year.
Since 2017, the CC&TSPM in Jinxi County has paired with and supported three impoverished students. In addition to regular visits and providing daily necessities, church workers often have heart-to-heart talks with them, encouraging them to study diligently.
Since becaming a member of the Jinxi County CPPCC in August 2009, Rev. Jin Changjian has put forward proposals on people's livelihood issues, social hotspots, and religious development at the county CPPCC meeting. He has helped primary school students have safe back-to-home experience, ensured the safety of residents in old streets, managed rural farmland water use and waterlogging, and promoted environmental improvement.
- Translated by Oliver Zuo
金溪县位于江西抚州，素有象山故里、江南书乡、华夏香都之称。目前该县基督教堂点20余座，信徒近3000人。
基督教于1887年由德国皮（注：音译）牧师传入金溪，属内地会。改革开放后，福音于1982年再次传入，1985年恢复礼拜，1987年成立金溪县基督教三自爱国运动委员会和基督教协会，开展人才培养、牧养信徒、对外交流及社会服务等各方面工作。
现任抚州市基督教协会第三届会长，金溪县基督教第九届三自爱国运动委员会秘书长的金长剑牧师，1987年成为基督徒，到参与服侍，并且带领帮助全县教会成长发展。
2022至2023年，金溪县3所教堂获得了省级“五好”宗教活动场所称号。全县25个基督教场所全都开通对公账户，委托第三方财务公司对全县宗教活动场所代理记账；并且完善民主管理组织和制定财务管理制度，重大事项实行集体讨论和民主决策。
同时，当地教会领袖最终使25个基督教场所用地取得不动产权登记证，并且通过安全鉴定，解决了困扰全县宗教界多年的历史遗留难题。
同时，12人前往江西圣经学校装备学习，按立牧师2位，长老3位，教师5位。每年举行两次培训和退修会。
2017年以来，金溪县基督教两会结对帮扶了3名贫困学生，除日常走访慰问、赠送生活物资外，教会同工还经常与她们交心谈心，勉励她们勤奋学习。
自2009年8月担任县政协委员以来，金长剑牧师在县政协会议上就民生问题、社会热点难点问题以及宗教发展等方面的问题提议案，帮助解决了小学生放学行走和老街居民安全问题、农村农田用水和内涝问题和推动了环境改善。
江西金溪县基督教两会如何助力当地教会健康发展？
Jinxi County, located in Fuzhou, Jiangxi Province, is known as the hometown of Lu Jiuyuan, the founder of the school of Universal Mind, the book town in the south of the Yangtze River, and the fragrance capital of China. At present, there are more than 20 churches in the county, with nearly 3000 believers.
Christianity was introduced to Jinxi in 1887 by a German pastor, who belonged to the China Inland Mission. After the reform and opening up, the gospel was introduced again in 1982, and worship services resumed in 1985. In 1987, Jinxi County established CC&TSPM to carry out personnel training, pastoral care, external exchanges, and social services.
Rev. Jin Changjian, who is currently the third president of the Fuzhou Christian Council and the ninth secretary-general of Jinxi County TSPM, became a Christian in 1987 to serve in the church, helping churches in the county grow.
From 2022 to 2023, three churches in Jinxi County won the title of provincial “Five-Good” religious activity venues (good in propaganda and education, good in daily management, good in safety and stability, good in cultural development, and good in serving society). All 25 Christian sites in the county opened corporate accounts and entrusted a third-party financial company to manage their financial records. They have also established democratic management organizations and formulated financial management systems, with major issues being decided through collective discussion and democratic decision-making.
Additionally, local church leaders successfully obtained real estate registration certificates for the land of 25 Christian sites and passed safety assessments, which resolved historical issues that had plagued the county's religious community for many years.
Meanwhile, Jinxi County CC&TSPM has sent 12 people to Jiangxi Bible School for training, with 2 ordained as pastors, 3 as elders, and 5 as teachers, and holds training sessions and retreats twice a year.
Since 2017, the CC&TSPM in Jinxi County has paired with and supported three impoverished students. In addition to regular visits and providing daily necessities, church workers often have heart-to-heart talks with them, encouraging them to study diligently.
Since becaming a member of the Jinxi County CPPCC in August 2009, Rev. Jin Changjian has put forward proposals on people's livelihood issues, social hotspots, and religious development at the county CPPCC meeting. He has helped primary school students have safe back-to-home experience, ensured the safety of residents in old streets, managed rural farmland water use and waterlogging, and promoted environmental improvement.
- Translated by Oliver Zuo
Jinxi County CC&TSPM Aids Church Growth and Development
