Over one hundred Christian couples, believers of Hangzhou Rock Church, celebrated their Valentine’s Day by attending a “Life Together” gathering.
Located in Xiasha District, Hangzhou, the capital city of Hangzhou, Rock church is one of the largest Church besides Chongyi Church which is located in downtown of the modern city. While the Rock Church’s target groups are the students in the college town, in the Xiasha District.
It’s reported that the “Life Together” gathering is held with the expectation to help the couples in Christ to know more about true love in Christ and the truth about eternal life.
Though the Valentine’s Day originated in the West, it’s becoming more and more popular in China, even have surpassed the traditional “Tanabata Festival”(Qixi Festival in Chinese).
Other churches, as well as Rock Church, held gathering on themes of “Love” or “Marriage”.
Valentine’s Day, as well as Chinese traditional “Qixi” Tanabata Festival, has becoming chances for Christian couples to learn Love in Christ through attending themed gathering or couples camp in Churches.
Jiexiu Church in Shanxi province, and Chongyi church in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, held different themed gathering on Valentine’s Day. Speakers are invited to preach on “true love”, “ the meaning of marriage set by God” and shared the Testimony of Christian Couples.
