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April 27, 2006: April 28 ¨C May 4, 2006:
Monday ¨C Friday: Second-Ponce de Leon Baptist Church
May 19-24, 2006
The Cathedral Church
June 5-12, 2006: Sunday, June 11: ĦĦĦĦ6:00 to 7:30pm
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Delegation of The Bible Ministry Exhibition
of the Church in China
Arriving in USA Attending Services in Different Churches, A Seminar Held in Fuller Theological Seminary
ĦĦ On April 21, 2006, the delegation of the Bible Ministry Exhibition of the Church in China led by Rev. Cao Shengjie arrived in LA of USA, including CCC delegation, Christian artists and working team. ĦĦ At the Los Angeles International Airport, the delegation were warmly welcomed by the Southern California Hosting Committee headed by two co-chairs £Ĵ Rev. Gene Wood and Rev. Fred Messick. The committee hosted a welcome buffet in honor of the delegation in the Crystal Cathedral where the exhibition is going to be held. ĦĦ On April 23 rd , members of the delegation were divided into 4 groups to attend Sunday services in different churches in LA. At Crystal Cathedral, Rev. Dr. Cao Shengjie , President of CCC was interviewed by Robert H. Schuller, Founder of Crystal Cathedral and Hour of Power Ministry. She introduced the current development of the churches in China to the congregation. In order to enhance the understanding of the churches in the USA to the churches in China and to facilitate the fellowship and friendship between the Christians and churches of the two countries £Ĵ Rev. Cao invited Rev. Schuller to visit China . At Grace Church of Glendora, Rev. Mei Kangjun sent greetings to congregations during different services, expressing his gratitude to Grace Church of Glendora of their contribution to the preparation of the exhibition and also inviting people to come to visit the exhibition. The Lisu Choir from Yunnan Province sang hymns 5 services. At Saddleback Church , Rev. Bao Jiayuan introduced the Bible Ministry Exhibition to Rev. Rick Warren. Rev. Rick Warren expressed his support to the exhibition. At United Christian Church of Hacienda Heights , Rev. Gao Feng and Rev. Lin Zhihua preached and invited Chinese brothers and sisters from local churches to visit the exhibition. ĦĦ In Southern California, many churches and Christians have already known the upcoming Bible Ministry Exhibition of the Church in China and are quite expecting to the opening of the exhibition. For instance, Crystal Cathedral and Grace Church of Glendora have printed the preview of the exhibition in their service program sheets and also made promotion fliers for free. ĦĦ On the evening of April 23 rd , Fuller Theological Seminary hosted a banquet for the delegation and organized a seminar. Rev. Cao Shengjie , Rev. Gao Feng and Ms. Chen Meilin shared with the auditors the history, current situation, development and social engagement of the churches in China . Rev. Richard Mouw, President of Fuller Theological Seminary, Al Dueck, Dean of the Psychological Department shared about their visits to China and their good feelings toward China . They talked about the church development in China that witnessed by their own eyes and also said that there are many things of the churches in China worthy of their learning. Dr. Al Dueck also mentioned Bishop K. H. Ting's book, God is Love , and giving high comment on Bishop Ting's theological thinking of Ħ°God is LoveĦħ. ĦĦ After the speeches, Rev. Cao and other speakers answered the questions raised by the auditors. Rev. Richard Mouw expressed his gratitude to the representatives from China for their speeches and answers. He also stressed that churches in China now are evangelizing in its own way. ĦĦ The seminar is of quite a big success that lasted about one and half hour and attracted more than 100 people,
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