Seven deacons - consisting of four brothers and three sisters - were ordained in Guangzhou Guangxiao Church on May 29.
The ordination ceremony was presided by Rev. Wu Jiaru and it was Rev. Wu Zhongwu delivered the sermon. Rev. Wu encouraged these new deacons to make the best of their talents and serve the Lord with faithfulness, imitate Christ in morality, character and faith, as he cited Acts 6:1-7.
Bi Zhijun,representing the new deacons, spoke that they would do their utmost to serve as well as glorify God and edify people.
Founded in October 1924, the church has a five-storey building with a total area of 1470 square meters and two bell towers. The main hall can hold around 1000 believers. According to the local CCC&TSPM, there are approximately 2000 registered members in the church and the weekly Sunday meetings are attended by about 750 parishioners until July 2012. The church also has more than 200 volunteers serving in the ministries of choir, finance, health care, books, visitation, videos and audio, interpretation, reception, publicity and the Sunday service.
