Inter-denominational outreach in Tainan features food, fun and gospel

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      Taiwan Church News

      3056 Edition

      September 20~26, 2010

       

       

      Inter-denominational outreach in Tainan features food, fun and 
gospel

       

      Reported by Chen Yi-hsuan

      Written by Lydia Ma

       

       



      A few days before Moon Festival in Taiwan, various PCT 
churches, non-PCT churches, and 

      social organizations in Tainan City put on a joint carnival 
dubbed “Bless Tainan”. The event 

      was co-sponsored by the city government and Mayor Hsu 
Tain-tsair made a brief appearance 

      to thank churches for their involvement and ministries in 
making Tainan a better city.

       



      Held on September 18, 2010, at National Tainan Living Art 
Center, a stone’s throw away from 

      City Hall, the carnival included free vouchers, impressive 
performances, food stands, and fun 

      games. Besides offering food and fun, volunteers wearing red 
vests could also be spotted 

      distributing Gideon New Testament Bibles.

       



      Lin-An Presbyterian Church pastor Rev. Liu Shih-kuang said it 
took organizers about 6 

      months to plan this event, which was first inspired from an 
evangelistic event held in Keelung 

      in 2005 that sought to make churches a blessing to their 
respective communities and bring the 

      two closer together. 

       



      “We must let people hear about the gospel at least once in 
their lifetime!”, said Liu. To this 

      end, the carnival became a means to share the gospel with 
friends and neighbors. Organizers 

      especially highlighted similarities between churches to show 
that churches aren’t competitors, 

      but fellow workers in God’s kingdom. 

       



      Because of the carnival’s evangelistic purpose, follow-up 
visits are crucial, said Liu. Soon 

      after the carnival, organizers sorted through information left 
by people to find out where they 

      lived. This information was then forwarded to churches within 
one week of the event so 

      pastors could visit people who attended the carnival, left 
their information, or expressed 

      interest in knowing more about Christianity

       



      To facilitate this visit and leave a lasting impression, church 
staff will bring with them framed 

      pictures taken during this carnival as gifts to people they 
will be visiting so that every 

      household can have something to remember this carnival.

       

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