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The pastorate ordained two pastoral staff as pastors in Dongwang Church, Xinzhou, Shanxi, on June 21, 2022.

Interview With Grassroots Female Pastor: Low Pay for Pastors Becomes Detrimental to Chinese Churches in the Long Haul

Sister J reveals the difficulty of supporting pastors, hoping that church pastors and believers could pay more attention to those who remained on the front line despite the difficulties.

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Pastor in East China Says Reaching Common People Is a Good Way to Sinicize Christianity

L believed that the current China should not follow the top-down elite method advocated by Timothy Richard or the impoverished grassroots peasants method led by Hudson Taylor, but the populace method.

Citizens were undergoing COVID-19 tests in front of Gangwashi Church in Beijing during the first half of 2022.

'Group-Based, Family-Based, Digitalization': Three Trends of Chinese Churches Intensified in Post-COVID-19 Era

Based on the observations of several pastors, the churches in China are becoming more group-based and family-based, with a reliance on online ministry in the post-pandemic era.

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Burden of a Post-80s Preacher: How Can Rural Believers Learn Church History?

Pastor C believes that as many heresies of today had already happened in history, it is indeed very important to study church history, but it is difficult for believers to listen to it and there is no suitable opportunity to speak to them about it.

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'God's Supply Is Always Steady': How a Pastor Served During COVID-19 Lockdown

During the more than four months of lockdown, a church had a little financial surplus rather than a financial deficit, for the pastor of the church never suspended the online pastoral care when the church was forced to cease the in-person gatherings many times during two and a half years of COVID-19.

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Guangdong Church Celebrates 113th Anniversary
In China’s southeastern coastal Guangdong Province, a church marked the 113th anniversary of its founding and 43rd anniversary of its reopening.
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Two meeting points in China’s southeastern coastal Guangdong Province jointly hosted a volunteer training meeting.
'Commemorating the 72nd Anniversary of TSPM' Campaign Conducted in Guangzhou
A propaganda group of the Sinicization of Christianity in Guangdong held preaching activities on the theme of "Commemorating the 72nd Anniversary of TSPM".
Wedding Held During Sunday Service in Liaoning
A church in China’s northeastern Liaoning province held a Sunday service with a wedding for two believers.
Jiangsu Church Holds Commencement for Key Volunteers
Key volunteers from Suzhou CC&TSPM in Jiangsu attended a g after graduating from senior high school.
Reasons for 4 Churches’ Revival During COVID-19
Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in early 2020, many churches suffer from the loss of believers, but in some churches in China, the numbers of believers grow.
2022 Retreat Conducted for Guangzhou Senior Pastors
Guangzhou CC&TSPM held the 2022 retreat for more than 20 senior pastors and pastoral backbones.
Hubei Ordains 15 Pastors, 1 Elder
Hubei Provincial CC&TSPM held the ordination ceremony for pastors and elders.
Coastal Churches Hold Service to Honor the Elderly
The Centennial church in Zhejiang Province, on the southeastern coast of China, held a service to honor the elderly, reported Jiaojiang Church.
Hunan Megachurch Holding Series of Pre-Marriage Courses
To help believers establish a correct view of marriage and love, a megachurch in central China's Hunan Province holds a series of lectures on relationships and marriage.