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Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
May you find peace, comfort and Joy in our Lord especially in this difficult and uncertain time.
As our God had said to Isaiah in his difficult time in Isaiah Chapter 41:10 ..”So do not fear, for I AM WITH YOU; do not be dismayed, for I AM YOUR GOD. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” –
Therefore, let’s us continue to put our faith in HIM and know that HE is with us and HE is our LORD and our GOD and He will never forsake us.
Since last week, we have made a few changes to our usual church activities:
1. We have moved Sunday service online and will continue to do so until further notice. The service time will remain at 10am every Sunday. Please come to our website and on the front page you could select the service live stream to start your service.
Offerings/ Donations can be done via internet banking (Bank Account: Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church 02-0874-0172137-000), we will need your donation number and name as reference.
2. We have moved our fellowship’s small group online. If you haven’t yet received any relevant instructions from your group leader, please talk to he/she without delay. If you haven’t yet be part of a group, I highly recommend that you call our fellowship Chairperson/ person in charge below, they will organize a group for you.
Fellowship Leaders:
Youth Group: Jimmy Wong 021 028 53345
Tertiary Students Group: Amy Liu 021 180 3768
Working Young Adult Fellowship: Anthony Ting, email:
Young Family Fellowship: Hank Lin 022 343 3443
Adult Group: Reverend Chen 021 887 716
Senior Adult Group：Reverend Chen 021 887 716
3. We have moved our Friday prayer meeting online. The meeting time will run from Friday 7:30pm to 8:10pm. You will be able to find the link on the same page with the Sunday Service on our website.
During this lockdown period, I encourage that we spend more time with God and with our family members. Treasure the moment we have, continue to pray for our Government who are making big decisions on the daily basis. Last but not least, please pray for our essential service providers including the Medical professionals who are trying to keep the NZ operational and the Covid-19 under control.
Being lockdown at home could create anxiety, panic and stress. At time that leads to unnecessary quarrels. I urge that we give extra care and patience for our elderly, kids, spouse and also our own self. A scripture from book of James 1:19-20 reminds us that “take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.”
A final bible verse I would like to share today is from John 14:27 where Jesus was talking to his disciples, his followers. He said “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”
Emmanuel!
David Wong
CCMC Lay Leader
ONE WORLD . ONE MISSION
"The world is my parish"
- John Wesley
Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church consists of a group of Christians who love Jesus and are faithful to the teachings of the Bible. We learn to love, support and encourage each other.
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