(VOV) – The Evangelical Church of Vietnam (North) is holding its 34th General Assembly in Hanoi on October 2-3 to chart a development course for the church in 2013-2017.
It is scheduled to discuss the merger of the two evangelical churches (North and South) into a single organisation in Vietnam.
Addressing the event, Pastor Nguyen Huu Mac, head of the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (North), highlighted the church’s activities in the previous tenure, saying the Executive Board has institutionalised its organisations, established new chapters and built new chapels across northern Vietnam.
The church has encouraged its followers to take part in the sect’s activities and social work, he said.
Notably, the Prime Minister authorised the Government Committee for Religious Affairs to sign a decision, allowing the church to open a Bible school in Hanoi. The school has enrolled 25 students for its course which opened in September 2013.
In his address, Nguyen Lam, Vice President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee, affirmed the church has performed its role as a VFF member.
All the church’s pastors, missionaries, and followers strongly responded to the national exemplary role model campaign, “Vietnamese buy Vietnamese goods,” and other VFF-launched movements, like “The entire people unite to build a new cultural lifestyle in residential areas.”
They actively involved in supporting natural disaster victims, providing medical check-ups for the poor, and presenting scholarships to excellent students.
The church is the largest Protestant organisation in the north, with more than 150 pastors and missionaries and 100,000 followers practising their faith in nearly 400 recognised chapters.
Đăng ký: VietNam News