"Ten years to grow a tree, a hundred years to cultivate a person." It takes ten years for a tree to grow, but how long does it take to establish a church rooted in a community? Pastor Xie and his wife have spent ten years doing just that.

The reburial ceremony of Dr. John Sung Shang Chieh’s remains and the memorial service of the 80th-anniversary of his death were conducted at his newly completed cemetery in his hometown on August 18.

On March 19, 2005, Rev. Leung Sin Sang of the Lutheran Philip House Church passed away at the age of 82. He had served as a pastor for the Leprosy Mission HK Auxiliary, making invaluable contributions to both believers and leprosy patients over several decades.

"If each person understands that Christ is the head, the wife should seek God's guidance and align with God; the husband should also learn to let God be the head, and the marriage will be full of love," said Pastor Wang's wife. "If individuals often draw near to God, the Holy Spirit will teach them how to act in every situation."

A young pastor surnamed Zhou shares three impressive stories of receiving guidance and help from the deceased Elder Zheng Datong during his twenty-plus years of ministry.

The memorial service for Elder Zheng Datong, who coined the phrase "Wenzhou, China's Jerusalem" and was imprisoned for his faith three times, was held at the Wenzhou Funeral Home.

On May 19, Elder Zheng Datong, who coined the phrase "Wenzhou, China's Jerusalem" and was imprisoned for his faith three times, passed away in Wenzhou at the age of 84.

A church leader can play in three aspects of the church: evolving church management models, cultivating young successors, and conveying visions through sermons.

Having visited Chinese Christian leaders, churches, and organizations during his trip to China, Vitaly Vlasenko, general secretary of the Russian Evangelical Alliance, shared his insights about China here and introduced the evangelical situation in Russia, expressing his strong interest in building a mutually respectful and beneficial relationship with the Chinese Christian community.

“Isn’t saving souls the greatest work? What could be more valuable than life itself?” With this conviction, Chen Zhenghua, a female believer from Picheng in Danyang, Jiangsu Province, has been spreading the gospel from the moment she came to Christ, all through her life, until her advanced age of over eighty.