wfn.org | Historical PCT church gets government support for audio-visual tourist guide

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>      Taiwan Church News

>3026 Edition

>February 22~28, 2010

Historical PCT church gets government support for audio-visual  tourist guide

>Reported by Miriem Chang

>Written by Lydia Ma

>Photo provided by Chi-Nan Church

Chi-Nan Presbyterian Church in Taipei has been formally recognized  by the

government as a historical monument. The church’s building  was built 113 years ago

when Taiwan was still a Japanese colony. It is not only rich in  history, but also serves as

>a beacon for Christ in Taiwan’s capital.

Last year, the church applied for a city government subsidy to  film a documentary about

the church’s gothic-style building, which will serve as a  tourist guide and filming of the

documentary reportedly concluded in February. The purpose of this  film is to allow

everyone who tours the church to understand the history and beauty  behind the

>building’s design.

The church lost ownership of the building in 1945 when KMT gained  control of Taiwan

and declared the building a public property. Though it formally  regained ownership of

the building merely 5 years ago, it has always taken great pains  to care for the building

by properly maintaining and renovating its precincts and  preserving all historically

>significant artifacts.

According to the church’s pastor, Rev. Su Hui-Ying, the  church has invested a lot of

time, money, and human effort in preserving and promoting this  church by hiring

architects to renovate it and photographers to record its changes.  It has also written

with great detail many stories about the church told by its  members throughout the

>years.

The latest partnership with the city government is a new adventure  for the church. It

hopes to use film to capture the building’s design and weave  it with many stories that

occurred within the building. The underlying theme running through  all of the stories is

faith in Providence in an ever-changing world.

According to the church, the film will be available in Chinese,  English, and Japanese

subtitles. A Chinese-English brochure will also be accompany the  film.

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