Held in Beijing on December 19, the 28th session of the National Religious Groups Joint Conference studied the "Measures for Teacher Qualification Recognition and Title Evaluation in Religious Institutions" and the "Measures for Conferment of Academic Titles in Religious Institutions" with implementation arrangement.
Building on their existing exchanges, leaders tried to explore cooperation with other NGOs at the Foreign Exchange Committee of YMCA-YWCA meeting in China.
Themed “Systematically Advancing the Sinicization of Christianity and Building a New-Era Shanghai Church,” a retreat was rolled out by Shanghai CC&TSPM on December 2 - 4 in Fengxian District, with an attendance of nearly 200 full-time pastoral staff.
This year’s Bible Day, observed on December 8, featured the theme "Memorizing the Bible." Churches across China marked the occasion with a variety of activities.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee convened in Paralimni, Cyprus, with Rev. Lin Manhong, vice president and general secretary of the China Christian Council (CCC), attending as an executive committee member.