"Greater China Running Sunday" Service Draws 900 Disciples

December 1st, 2013 marked the very first “Greater China Running Sunday Service." Thanks to the endeavors of the church’s staff, we had over 900 disciples from the churches of Macau, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xiamen, Dalian and Singapore, a remarkably glorious congregation. It has been 14 years since the inception of the annual 10K Sunday in the NT region of HKCOC, which is going head-strong and has yet to reach the height of its success.

Hong Kong Teens Host Youth Concert

On August 24, the Hong Kong Church Of Christ youth ministry held their very first “Youth Graduation Concert.” With more than 600 in the audience, including parents, youth workers and friends, the performance involved more than 70 youth Christians as well as non-Christian Kingdom Kids. After a year of planning, the two-hour show combined singing, dancing and drama, through which the teens expressed not only their gratitude for their parents and the youth workers, but they also explored their opinions on God and on dreams. The teens were involved in every aspect of the event, including the performance, and backstage matters such as props and lighting. Entertainment aside, the teens proved to their parents and themselves that they are more than emos or rebels as seen by the society and have became much more confident in themselves.

The event not only honoured the hard work of the youth ministry but also unified the Christians as well as Kingdom Kids, building a strong sense of belonging in the church. It was also great to see Kingdom Kids who were no longer committed to the church inspired by the performance and coming back to Sunday Services. Parents were especially touched and impressed, and the event was also aimed to strengthen their faith in the youth ministry.

The preparation of the show was not easy. With so many people involved, much communication among workers and performers were needed and it was also difficult to gather everyone during the busy summer. But in the end, all the hard work paid off especially when we saw teens and parents hugging and crying backstage after the show, touched and inspired by the performance. The unity and bonding between the teens themselves as well as with their parents was like in Judges 20:8, “Then all the people arose as one man, saying ‘Not one of us will go to his tent, nor will any of us return to his house,’” (NASB). May God be the glory!

QT365 New App in Chinese for Smartphones

The Hong Kong Church would like to share that “QT365” smart-phone application software for iOS and Android platform were recently launched.

QT365 consists of 365 days of quiet time devotional across the whole Bible, with insight, reflection, challenge and prayer. Disciples’ personal walk with God and their convictions from the Scriptures, are bringing daily inspiration to Chinese speaking brothers sisters all over the world. Wherever they go, throughout the year of 2013 they can have Helpful Quiet Times!

Hong Kong Church Celebrates 25th Anniversary!

"When the LORD brought back the captives to Zion, we were like men who dreamed. Our mouths were filled with laugher, our tongues with songs of joy. Then, it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.” -- Psalm 126:1-2

We just had the Hong Kong Church of Christ 25th Anniversary Conference, “In the Beginning.” As the title of the conference aptly states, about 20 disciples from Boston, London, and Hong Kong started the Hong Kong Church of Christ in 1987. Under Scott and Lynne Green’s leadership, the church grew from a handful to close to 2,000 disciples in the first 10 years, as well as planted the churches in Taipei and China.