wfn.org | Mini-church with lofty goals shares the gospel through social services

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>3021 Edition

>January 18~24, 2010

Mini-church with lofty goals shares the gospel through social  services

>Reported by Chiou Kuo-rong

>Written by Lydia Ma

A mini-church with no more than 10 people meeting

regularly every Sunday has made a commitment to

God that it will build a national social services network

to help disadvantaged people in society. The church’s

vision is to draw Taiwanese people to Christ through

>such a ministry.

Holy Church will formally establish “Holy Love

Association” soon and is currently in the process of

getting a permit from the government. If all goes well,

the association will begin operations on February 2

>this year, just before Chinese New Year.

Founded in August 2009, Holy Church is located on an

alley near in Fu Ren Catholic University in Taipei. The

church’s founding vision is to share the gospel by

helping financially strapped families and students

>through Holy Love and generous donations from

>donors.

Despite a straightforward goal and vision, the church

still has many hurdles ahead. For example, when

expenses such as rent and utilities were factored in

last year, the church recorded a NT$250,000 deficit

>due to insufficient donations.

>Though the church may be super small and its

resources scarce, it has not given up just because of

dire circumstances. The church’s pastor, Chen Yen-fu,

believes that the most effective way of sharing the

gospel is to minister to the powerless in society,

>namely orphans, widows, and disabled people.

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