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

>      Taiwan Church News

>2991 Edition

>June 22~28, 2009

PCT leaders visit US partner churches and Taiwanese churches

>Reported by Lin Yi-ying

>Written by Lydia Ma

Presbyterian Church in Taiwan (PCT) leaders, including Moderator  Leonard Lin,

Assembly Clerk Chiohh Lyiam-Syian, and Ecumenical & International  Committee

Program Secretary Stephen Hsu, visited Reformed Church of America  (RCA),

National Asian Presbyterian Council (NAPC), and Taiwanese  Presbyterian

churches in Atlanta, New Jersey, and New York from June 9~21. The  delegation

also attended a farewell ceremony for Rev. Wang Shun-Chi who will  be retiring after

serving 20 years with the Presbyterian Church USA. Besides  visiting churches, the

delegation also met with World United Formosans for Independence  USA

>Chairman James Chen in Michigan.

According to reports, the delegation’s USA tour was  jam-packed with visits to

partner churches, RCA general assembly and presbytery leaders, and  more. PCT

Moderator Leonard Lin also took this opportunity to thank RCA for  sending

missionaries such as David Alexander and Judith Estell to help  Taiwanese

churches with mission work. He hoped future exchanges between  pastors and

women groups from PCT and RCA would help churches learn from each  other’s

>experiences.

NAPC held its annual conference on June 10~11 in Atlanta, Georgia.  Since its

chairman, Rev. Hsieh Ching-hsiung, was formerly a member of PCT  and also

attended the 54th PCT General Assembly Annual Conference in April  on behalf of

NAPC, the PCT delegation was more than happy to visit NAPC’s  annual

conference. The delegation also visited fellow Taiwanese there and  shared about

>recent developments in Taiwan with them.

NAPC held a farewell ceremony during its conference to honor Rev.  Wang Shun-

Chi who retired from Presbyterian Church USA last year after  serving 20 years.

Wang served in Asian Congregational Enhancement ministries of the  PCUSA from

1988 until 2008. His ministry involved reaching out to Asian  immigrants in the U.S.

and the ministry was one of PCUSA’s ministries to minority  groups. PCUSA’s

efforts in reaching out to minorities has been praised by many in  the United States.

Lin thanked Wang for his efforts in facilitating closer  collaborations between PCT

and PCUSA and between PCT and other Asian churches.

Lin also visited Taiwanese American Fellowship Presbyterian Church  in New

Jersey on June 20th to take part in a seminar on Taiwanese issues.  The seminar

drew over 100 people from more than 30 organizations. He then went  on to New

York to preach and hold another seminar and exchange ideas with  over 100

Taiwanese there about Taiwan’s current situation.

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