Chiayi Presbytery and Tainan City Hall reach out to CWM international students

From "Taiwan Church News" <enews@pctpress.org>
Date Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:49:46 +0800

3116 Edition

November 14-20, 2011

General Assembly News

Chiayi Presbytery and Tainan City Hall reach out to CWM international students

Reported by Sam Lee

Written by Lydia Ma

International students studying at Tainan Theological College and Seminary 
(TTCS) were taken sightseeing and treated to local cuisine by Chiayi Presbytery 
and Tainan City Hall on November 10, 2011. Not only did the group of students 
got to taste traditional cuisine in Tainan, they also learned a bit of history 
as they visited historical sites in Taiwan’s oldest city.

These students are studying at TTCS through a collaborative program managed by 
PCT and Church World Mission (CWM) wherein CWM sends some students every year 
to TTCS to study. In the years that this program has been in existence, more 
than 70 students have enrolled in it and, upon graduation, have returned to 
their home countries to assume important positions. The program has added a 
boost to PCT’s ecumenical relations as it’s a tangible means help other 
countries.

CWM students currently studying at TTCS come from as far as Tuvalu, India, 
Zambia, Bangladesh, South Korea, etc. Through this local excursion, they not 
only got a taste of local cuisine, but also the trademark warm reception 
Taiwanese people are known for.

City Hall’s Bureau of Civil Affairs Secretary, Rev. Cheng Kuo-chung, welcomed 
these students on behalf of the Tainan city and said he understood the 
challenges of life as an international student for he was once an international 
student himself when he studied in Chicago Theological Seminary. He underscored 
that City Hall was more than willing to help and care for these students.

Chiayi Presbytery‘s involvement in this excursion originates from its 
Ecumenical Relations Committee, which sponsors individual CWM students. The 
presbytery’s Vice-Moderator Huang Tang-hsin, said that his presbytery has 
always placed a strong emphasis on ecumenical relations and church 
partnerships. Hence, it’s also heavily involved in all the youth exchange 
programs sponsored by PCT’s Youth Committee. Huang invited these students to 
visit Chiayi and take part in the presbytery’s Christmas parade scheduled for 
December 16, 2011.  

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