Rukai Presbytery officially establishes a presence in Tainan

      Taiwan Church News

      3049 Edition

      August 2~8, 2010

                                   

       

      Rukai Presbytery officially establishes a presence in Tainan

       

      Reported by Chen Yi-hsuan

      Written by Lydia Ma

      Photo provided by volunteer staff

       

       



      “Jesus loves you and so do I! It’s that simple!” These words were heard 
and sung during a 

      Sunday worship service at Shin-Shing Presbyterian Church on August 1, 
2010, as Shin-Shing 

      Church and Rukai Presbytery cemented their partnership with the signing 
of an agreement.

       



      Rukai Presbytery’s Moderator, Rev. Kaynwane, thanked Shin-Shing Church 
for welcoming 

      Rukai Presbytery whole-heartedly and sharing its resources even though 
Shin-Shing was 

      already shouldering a mortgage from a new church building. 

       



      Shin-Shing Church’s pastor, Rev. Wu Ke-shun, replied that he understood 
from personal 

      experience the hardships involved in starting a new church.

       



      As leaders from Rukai and Shin-Shing finalized their partnership 
agreement, they were joined 

      by PCT General Secretary Andrew Chang and Associate General Secretary 
Lyim Hong-tiong, 

      as well as hundreds of congregants, in witnessing this joyful moment.

       



      In a surprising turn of events, Lioujhangli Presbyterian Church in Taipei 
offered to lend NT$5 

      million to Shin-Shing Church free of interest when it learned about 
Shin-Shing’s financial 

      situation and this partnership.

       



      Shin-Shing Church will henceforth loan its old church building to Rukai 
Presbytery free of 

      charge for at least 3 years so the latter can start an Aborigine church 
in the southern region of 

      Tainan City. This new church will become Rukai Presbytery’s 17th church.

       



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