台灣基督教長老教會阿茲達斯教會 - Pingtung County

A very lush Aiwen mango tree outside the church. Tribal Mission History 1. History of missions: (1) Before 1950, Sister Liao Xiufeng in the village married to the Southern World and was exposed to the gospel. Therefore, he believed in the Lord and spread the gospel to the lion relatives and friends in his natal family. Nanshi Church attended the meeting. (2) In 1954, the village moved from the old tribe to the current tribe, and in June 1957, all members of the Nanshi Church agreed to After that, a mission was established in Neishi. (3) On June 25, 1966, it was established as a ward by the Presbytery. (4) Since its establishment, the church has been pastored by 18 pastors and appointed three pastors in the church. 2. Building a church: (1) In June 1957, a thatched house was built on the land of the members as the first meeting place. (2) In 1959, Brother Xu Youyi donated the church site to build a thatched house as the second meeting place of the church. (3) In 1964, due to insufficient church space, the cement church was rebuilt on the spot as the third meeting place. (4) The church was dedicated on June 25, 1966 and was established as a ward. (5) The second floor worship and pastoral education hall was completed on February 12, 1992, as the fourth meeting place of the church. (6) In 1995, the third floor of the church's Sunday school classroom and church garage facilities were completed. 3. Current status of the church: (1) Deacon council: 6 elders, 8 deacons, 10 women, and 4 men. (2) Church fellowship: Songnian Fellowship, Women's Fellowship, Brothers Fellowship, Youth Fellowship, Sunday School. (3) Church group: visiting group, family group one and two, worship group. (4) Ethnic groups participating in the gathering: Paiwan, Ami, foreign spouse, Han. (5) Languages ​​used in the gathering: Paiwan and Chinese. 4. Church characteristics: (1) The environment is beautiful, with mountains and seas behind, convenient transportation and abundant humanities. (2) The local area is rich in Aiwen mango, and nearly 80% of the members live by growing Aiwen. (3) The number of members is small, but there are many professionals who shine in various industries and become the blessing of the tribe. (4) Although the members of the meeting rely on planting Aiwen as their main source of income for a year, there are only 4 to 5 months for the harvest in a year, but He actively cooperates with the various ministries and dedications of the presbytery, and the willingness to contribute is very high. (The text is taken from the Paiwan Central Committee 55 Yearbook)