“The Role of Christianity in Modern China: The Bible in China” Seminar

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Nov 302011

Mr David Smith (left) giving his Opening Ceremony speech on behalf of BFBS with Dr Yu Suee Yan (right) as his interpreter. Photo: UBSCP/Davis Yap

The day 20 October 2011 marked a new milestone for UBS partnership ministry in China. An inaugural seminar entitled “The Role of Christianity in Modern China: The Bible in China” was jointly organized by The Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS) and Centre for Studies of Religion and Culture, with the support of British and Foreign Bible Society (BFBS) and United Bible Societies (UBS). Professor Yan Kejia, Director of Institute of Religious Studies with SASS, in his Opening Ceremony speech warmly welcomed Archbishop John Chew, Vice President of UBS, Mr David Smith, International Programme Manager of BFBS and Rev. Xie Bingguo, Chairman of Shanghai Christian Council. Read more [...]
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Sunday School: What the Children Said

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May 162011
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Little Guo clasped her hand in earnest prayer. Photo: Henan CC/TSPM

“O God, please help me to have Paul’s purity, Deborah’s praise, Abraham’s faith, Esther’s courage, Solomon’s wisdom, Ruth’s loyalty, Paul and Silas’ joy, Mary and Joseph’s love, Noah’s thanksgiving, Moses’ willingness to serve…..” prayed 7 year old Guo softly after attending a 3-month Sunday School for children organized by churches in Henan Province. Henan churches were given the Pictorial Bible Stories (PBS) donated by the United Bible Societies through the Henan CC/TSPM. Read more [...]
Posted by pamchoo at 10:50 am Children, Henan 河南, Jiangsu 江苏, Shanghai 上海

Sunday School: What the Teachers Said

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May 042011
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Children reading the Pictorial Bible Stories.

“By the grace and mercy of God, our church held a Children Sunday School to teach the young ones to study the truth and walk in the right path with the help of the Pictorial Bible Stories donated by the United Bible Societies,” Ms Zhang, 35, a teacher from a church in Henan Province. In 2010, children in Henan churches were given access to copies of the Pictorial Bible Stories sponsored by Henan CC/TSPM and the United Bible Societies (UBS). The Pictorial Bible Stories is in an English-Chinese format so as to encourage children in the learning of English as they learn about the Bible Stories. The content is rich in meaning and pitched at a level comprehensible to young children. Read more [...]
Posted by pamchoo at 10:49 am Children, Henan 河南, Jiangsu 江苏, Shanghai 上海
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