Church in East China Holds Bazaar to Aid Students

On August 14, the Wuzhong Economic Development Zone Church held its seventh bazaar themed as "The Burning Love" for the fundraising campaign which would give financial aid to poor students in Suzhou.

The believers bought the goods donated by the congregation at the square in front of the church after the Sunday service.

The bazaar started at the end of June 2012 when the Jiangsu Christian Charity Fund and the church joined hands to conduct a charity bazaar program and a blood donation for the community.

The bazaar program was done to promote the local churches and walk into the communities by selling unused articles provided by the believers. The income would be used to help the church at home or in other areas carry out social service ministry.

Meanwhile, it recycled items from the houses as part of their environmental protection efforts. 

During the first bazaar, the staff offered training to introduce the idea and knowledge of environmental protection to the participating believers. Moreover, they were trained with the consciousness of understanding energy efficiency and environmental protection, as well as the habits that must be practiced throughout the program.

Preacher Sun, the leader of the church, commented on the first charity sale, "The event has a great significance, which has spurred the believers to be passionate in joining in environmental protection campaign. We will attempt to organize another bazaar before the end of year and the raised funds will be donated to the preachers in poor areas. "