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The Church resumed in-person gatherings on July, 19

Elderly Christians Protect Church Cross from Being Removed

Some old believers crowded at the crossing to their church in Huainan, China’s eastern Anhui Province, as the local authority was about to remove the cross from the top of their church.

Rev. Bian Wenai and other church co-workers of Haidian Church with the students of Yiliang Christian Training Center on April 3, 2016.

The Voice of Campus Fellowship Group Leader

In his early twenties, Brother K is an undergraduate who also serves as a campus group leader in a registered church. He holds that there are no zealous college students in traditional churches and the latter must change to attract young people

A health worker, the coronavirus, and a church.

Reflection on Chinese Christians’ Three Responses to COVID-19: Is the Pandemic a Punishment from God?

There have been some weird suggestions, such as in America where COVID patients were told they would be healed by watching TV programmes in which pastors perform healings. Some South Korean pastors believed in God\'s protection of His believers so, therefore, encouraged congregations not to fear infection and therefore continued having on-site gatherings. Apart from that, there have been various responses to the outbreak by the Chinese Christian media. The responses can be categorized into three main types.

Books

Bible Commentaries Banned in Online Christian Bookstores

Carol Bookstore, a 12-year-old online Christian bookstore broke the news of Bible commentary books banned on its Taobao platform, where the store has more than 20 thousand followers over the past nine years.

A church.

Is Packed Online Religious Services a Sign of Church Revival?

However, is this really the case? If we examine it carefully, we’ll see that the hot trend on the Web may not indicate that the Church is reviving but perhaps it’s declining.

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Kunming International Church Baptizes 53 persons
Pastor Yu Jincai elaborated the important spiritual meaning of baptism. He encouraged believers to follow the Lord’s teaching and to be a good witness for the Lord with a new life.They baptized 18 believers by immersion, and 35 by sprinkling water.
Taiwan Pastor Andrew Kou Hospitalized due to Arrhythmia
Pastor Andrew Kou was admitted to the hospital with an unwell heart. Going to the intensive care unit first, he moved to the general ward, waiting for a report to decide whether to perform surgery, which was just a "minor surgery".
Beijing Chongwenmen Church Reopens
This is the second time that I made an appointment to attend Sunday worship in a Beijing Church. The last time was on June 14, and the gathering was cancelled that Saturday, due to the resurgence of the novel coronavirus in Beijing. On August 2nd I made the second appointment, and everything went smoothly as I attended the service.
Gansu Church Baptizes 9 Believers
Last Sunday, nine believers were baptized in a church in Longnan, China’s northwestern Gansu Province.
Hangzhou Megachurch Begins Catechism Course
Last Sunday Hangzhou Chongyi Church in China’s coastal-eastern Zhejiang Province started a pre-baptism course as it was reopened in early June.
Shanghai Church Reopens after Months’ Lockdown
Jesus Church in Xuanqiao Town, Pudong New Area, Shanghai held its first Sunday service on August 9 since the lockdown started in late January due to COVID.
Church Revival Series: The Impact of Pride
Pride is leaving your own post, so it is the root of all kinds of evil. Pride is to glorify yourself but to be jealous of others. It breeds sin and results in death.
Interview: How to Best Deliver Pastoral Care in Post-pandemic Era
Pastor Wu Bing shared that psychology is one of the ways in which God works. He once helped a boy with depression to relieve her hate for her parents. Meanwhile, he added that the church should do more pastoral care and counselling during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Let’s Pray for Victims of Lebanon Explosion
A violent explosion caused by the chemical ammonium nitrate occurred in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. At this difficult time, as Christians, we should alsoraise our hands and pray for those who are suffering.
Beijing Churches Resume in-Person Services
According to the relevant work arrangements of the Municipal Ethnic and Religious Committee, 14churches in Beijing would gradually resume in-person service gatherings from August 1.