Due to COVID-19, the Beihai Church, which has a history of more than 100 years, hosts a special celebration for Christmas each week in December.
On December 6th, the church, which is located in Beihai, Guangxi Province, held the first worship service to celebrate Christmas.
As the church is not big enough to accommodate attendees at one time on Christmas Day, December is regarded as the Christmas month during which celebrations are gradually carried out.
After discussion, it was decided that the worship services on Christmas Eve and Christmas will take place as scheduled if there is not a resurgence of coronavirus infections. However, the worship service will be shortened and the number of participants limited.
Designed by choirs and praise teams themselves, the programs will be performed at different times. Some programs may be combined so more people may have the opportunity to participate in choir and worship ministries.
The church will also distribute gifts to believers in advance to avoid gathering together on Christmas.
On December 7, Senior Pastor Zhang Yezhong led his colleagues to give Christmas gifts to the believers in Leprosy Village in Hepu County, bringing words of encouragement to them.
Since November 1, the believers have rehearsed at the church from seven to nine or ten o'clock every night, though they are supposed to practice for only one hour. Some of the performers include office workers, middle-aged and elderly colleagues.
(The author is a special contributor to the Gospel Times and the article is originally published by Gospel Times.)
- Translated by Abigail Wu
