| In August 2004, the National Committee
of Three-Self Patriotic Movement of Protestant Churches in
China and the China Christian Council (CCC/TSPM) successfully
held the China Bible Ministry Exhibition in Hong Kong. After
this, many overseas churches and their organizations invited
the CCC/TSPM to hold such exhibitions in their countries to
let the churches outside China learn more about the Bible
ministry in China. So after a lot of preparation the CCC/TSPM
decide to carry out an exhibition in the U.S.A.
The Crystal Cathedral in LA
The theme of the up-coming exhibition is
¡°A Lamp to my Feet, a Light to my Path----China Bible Ministry
Exhibition.¡± The main purpose of the Bible Exhibition is to
bear witness to how Chinese Christians love God¡¯s Word, how
the good news in the Bible has been spread in China, and how
Christ's body has been built up under the consistent guidance
of the Word.
The Crystal Cathedral in LA
During February and August in 2005, the
CCC/TSPM sent two groups to visit the United States for the
preparation. In February, the former President Jimmy Carter,
the famous evangelical preacher Billy Graham, Rick Warren
and other notable people in the US religious and social circles
received Rev. Cao Shengjie, the President of China Christian
Council. Rev. Cao introduced China¡¯s Bible ministry to them,
which witnessed the God¡¯s love for the Chinese Church. The
CCC/TSPM also invited many influential persons in the three
exhibition cities to be the members of the local Working Committees
and give a help to this exhibition.
Exhibition hall in the Crystal Cathedral in LA
It will be the first time for China Bible
Ministry Exhibition to be held in USA. This exhibition reflects
the Bible ministry of Chinese churches in different stages,
Chinese Christians¡¯ devotion to the Bible and their faith
in the God¡¯s words. It also witnesses the spreading of the
Gospel and the establishing of the churches in China.
On the basis of the Hong Kong exhibition,
this time we will have 6 galleries, namely, ¡°The Early History
Of The Bible In China¡±, ¡°Bible Publication after 1980¡±, ¡°Bible
Distribution after 1980¡±, ¡°Bible Ministries For National Minority
Churches¡±, ¡°The Bible and Church Life¡±, and ¡°Christian Art
Works¡±.
Second-Ponce de Leon Baptist Church in Atlanta
When the Bible Exhibition was held in Hong
Kong August 2004, Bishop K. H. Ting said, ¡°the Bible unites
us¡± much in the way Paul exhorted brothers and sisters in
the Corinthian church to ¡°be united in the same mind and the
same purpose¡± (1 Corinthians 1:10). To fully convey the concept
of ¡°The Bible Unites Us¡±, we will exhibit witnesses£¬photographs,
real objects, models, multi-media presentations, and artistic
works with Chinese characteristics such as traditional Chinese
paintings, calligraphy works, woodcarvings, paper-cuts and
wax products. On the opening ceremony there will also be performances
with Chinese traditional instruments and choirs from Chinese
minority churches.
Second-Ponce de Leon Baptist Church in Atlanta
The general information of the Venues and
Dates will be as follows:
¡€ The Crystal Cathedral in LA, Exhibition from April 27th
(after opening ceremony) to May 4th, 2006.
¡€ Second-Ponce de Leon Baptist Church in Atlanta, Exhibition
from May 19th (after opening ceremony) to May 24th, 2006.
¡€ The Cathedral Church of St.John the Divine in New York,
Exhibition from June 5th (after opening ceremony) to June
12th, 2006.
The CCC/TSPM hope that all the brothers and
sisters continue to pray for this exhibition. Wish God strengthen
and bless this ministry.
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