Announcements
The American church missions committee is promoting the annual Children's Christmas Shoebox outreach. Please take a shoebox and, following the instructions inside, buy suitable gifts, and include a $10 donation in the box to help cover shipping.
Following nominations and suggestions from the congregation, and after review by the Nominating Committee, the following deacon candidates are put forward: Brother Dazhi Wang, Brother Honghui Zhou, and Brother Borong Lin. Please pray for them in a special way. If you have any suggestions, please bring them to the Nominating Committee (Elder Zhichao Li, Elder Shijie Song, Elder Xuelei Wang, Deacon Chonghuai Li, and Sister Xiaolei Wang).
In light of the development needs of the church's ministries, the joint board of elders and deacons has resolved to create a new full-time, half-salary elder position. Elder Xuelei Wang is nominated as the candidate for this position. Please join together in prayer for this ministry, asking God to lead the whole process. If you have any valuable input, please share it with the board's co-workers.
The children's Sunday school needs Sunday school teachers and teaching assistants. If you feel moved to serve, please contact Sister Qian Li or Cen Ling. Thank you, everyone!
So that the saints may be equipped and rooted in the truth, the church encourages brothers and sisters to take part in the 'Abundant Life' one-on-one life companionship ministry. If you would like to take part, please sign up with the pastor or Sister Hongli.
Prayer items: 1. Gospel — pray for the salvation of our families, especially our parents, asking God to bless them in body and soul. Pray for the Chinese gospel ministry. Pray for the church to plant a branch in the Brandon / Riverview area, asking God to prepare a place and raise up co-workers, that we may win people as fishers of men. Pray for the Evangelism Explosion team and for the children's Sunday school. 2. Church — a. pray for the 2026 theme direction and vision; b. pray for the church's purchase of a building, asking God to prepare a suitable place of worship; c. pray that we all commit ourselves to the church and take an active part in Sunday school, the prayer meeting, three-person Bible reading, Evangelism Explosion, and three-person prayer groups.
The church's theme for 2026: 'Equipping the Saints, Each Doing Their Part.' The theme passage is Ephesians 4:11–16. Standing on a commitment to the truth and obeying the Lord's Great Commandment and Great Commission, may our brothers and sisters experience breakthrough and equipping — renewed lives, strongholds broken; mutual help — bearing the mission, answering the call; and mutual equipping — working together, completing one another. To go with this year's theme, different ministry departments and small groups will be invited to share about their ministries and prayer needs on Sundays.