After a tornado struck the Yangqian Christian Activity Site in Liaozhong District on Aug. 21, local church leaders delivered donations and called on the Christian community to aid post-disaster recovery. The storm tore down the chapel’s cross, ripped off roofs, damaged greenhouses and left the rural congregation with losses of about 100,000 yuan.
On August 24, Shaanxi CC&TSPM held an ordination ceremony at Nanshan Church in Baota District, Yan'an City, during which nine pastors and eight elders were ordained.
On August 23, Huaxiang (Flower Lane) Church in Fuzhou, Fujian, hosted a worship service for the youth choir, which has been engaged in music ministry for nearly three decades.
In early August, two stone structures and a Christian tombstone, believed to originate from a former Christian cemetery in Zhongshan City, were discovered.
To strengthen governance and enhance the systematization, standardization, and professionalism of church operations, Guangzhou CC&TSPM has recently promoted the compilation of the Manual for the Implementation of Routine Ministries in Guangzhou.