Tainan Christians stage largest Christmas rally and outreach in city’s history

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December 20-26, 2010

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Tainan Christians stage largest Christmas rally and outreach in 
city’s history



Reported by Chen Yi-hsuan

Written by Lydia Ma



In the afternoon of December 19, 2010, a few hours after church 
services at most churches have ended, many Christians representing 
various churches in Tainan area assembled in the track-and-field 
court of Zhongyi Elementary School to hold a “Christmas Caroling 
Parade”. 



The event, co-sponsored by Tainan City Council this year, drew more 
than 3,000 Christians. Participating churches and Christian 
organizations and Christian schools were divided into 7 routes to 
circle different sections of downtown Tainan and distribute gospel 
tracts, invitation cards, and greet people and passing cars with 
“Merry Christmas. Jesus loves you.” 



Besides joint events, churches also planned their own outreach 
programs this year. For example, Edward Band Memorial Presbyterian 
Church asked children from its “Saturday Children’s Camp” to bring 
one new friend along to join them in a children’s Christmas caroling 
event held on December 18, 2010. 



On the same day, outside Tainan Cultural Center, Dongning 
Presbyterian Church held an evangelistic music concert in the plaza 
right outside of the concert hall.

Two days prior, on the other side of the city, Tainan Theological 
College and Seminary (TTCS) staged a Christmas party and 
mini-carnival themed “If Jesus had been born in Taiwan”. 



Along with leaders from Christian organizations such as World Vision 
and Ray of Hope, students set up booths for a charity bazaar. 
Aborigine Christians were also invited to spend Christmas together in 
Tainan and many got up to perform Aborigine dance and praised God.



TTCS President Wu Fu-ya reflected on this past year and said Taiwan 
had been through a lot of calamities and natural disasters. For many 
the future doesn’t look bright as the economy continues to sag and 
China’s threat still looms in the background. 



With this in mind, TTCS faculty and students wanted to share with 
people the message of hope found in Christmas. Forming small groups, 
they walked to Tainan Train Station in the afternoon to distribute 
gospel tracts and tell people about the real meaning of Christmas.



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