On March 7, a groundbreaking ceremony for the Shancheng Church was held in the village.
Since the introduction of Christianity, the number of believers has grown yearly in Shancheng Village, Shiliu Township, Zhangpu County, Fujian Province, a centuries-old mountainous village with a population of around 1,000 people. The Zhangzhou Municipal Ethnic & Religious Affairs Bureau approved the establishment of the Shancheng Meeting Point in the village in 2019. Following its founding, the church administrative board intended to create a church building spanning 150 square meters and a total area of 600 square meters.
Rev. Zhuang Jingcheng, president and chairman of Zhangzhou Municipal CC&TSPM, presided over the dedication ceremony, while Preacher Wu Shanguang of the church briefed on the history of Christianity in the village.
Rev. Zhuang delivered a sermon titled "Let Us Rise and Build," following Preacher Liu Yinguo's reading of Nehemiah 2:17–18.
The present pastoral leaders and church staff led the groundbreaking ceremony with the pastorate and guests to shovel the cornerstone of "Christ Is the Church, the Church Is Christ" into the soil.
(The article was originally published by the Gospel Times and the author is a Christian in Fuzhou, Fujian.)
- Translated by Poppy Chan
