wfn.org | Taiwan Church News: Church renamed in memory of missionary Joyce McMillan

["Lydia Ma" <enews@pctpress.org>]

>Taiwan Church News

>2975 Edition

>March 2~8, 2009

Church renamed in memory of missionary Joyce McMillan

>Reported by Chen Wei-jien

>Written by Lydia Ma

Toa Pen Teng (Tai Ping Ding) Presbyterian Church in Taichung presbytery  recently passed a motion to change its name to Toa Pen Teng Joyce  McMillan Memorial Church in memory of a great missionary. The move was  met with approval and support from Joyce Children Home, an organization  housing children with disabilities, which already has plans to partner  with the church in some ministries.

Joyce McMillan is remembered as a missionary who devoted her life to  medical ministries and evangelism in Central Taiwan after coming to  Taiwan in 1960. During her early years in Taiwan, she served at Puli  Christian Hospital. In 1962, she donated the land where the church now  stands and also contributed financially to the church’s building  project. She later helped the church by financially supporting its  pastor until it was formally accepted as a member of Taichung  presbytery. McMillan’s generosity is still fondly remembered by  many church members at Toa Pen Teng Presbyterian Church.

According to church leaders, members who regularly attend services at  Toa Pen Teng have declined to less than 10 people in recent years,  prompting several churches in the area to seek support from various  sources. After securing over $45,000 NTD in monthly financial support  from local churches and organizations, Toa Pen Teng Presbyterian Church  is now able to hire a full-time preacher and church membership is slowly  increasing. “We believe that when we do our part, miracles will  follow!” said a church member.

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