Church Ministry News
Shalu Presbyt儲存erian Church celebrates 50th anniversary
Reported by Chen Wei-chien
Written by Lydia Ma
Shalu Presbyterian Church is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year and the church decided to hold a series of events throughout the year and publish a scrapbook to remember this special occasion. Events include a table tennis tournament, a sports day, a tour of the Holy Land to be determined at a later date, and more. The church’s 50th anniversary thanksgiving service was held on April 3, 2011, and former pastors and former members were invited to attend and join in the celebration. Nearly 300 people attended the service on that day, which featured a hand chime recital.
The church’s senior pastor, Rev. Chang Tian-tsung, said an important goal he hopes to achieve through these events is to help current members, especially youths, know the church’s history through meeting previous pastors and visiting special places.
Other events, such as sports events, were designed to invite local people to come and get to know the church and the gospel. Chang also said he hoped reminiscing past history through a scrapbook or a tour of the Holy Land would inspire this generation to rise up and share the gospel with others like their church forebears had done and nudge them into taking part in PCT’s One-leads-One New Doubling Movement.
