台灣基督長老教會中心崙教會

Local faith center

Aboriginal tribe's faith center

Tribal Mission History Zhonglun Church was founded in 1962 by Brother Yang Nanxiong from Nanshi Village Sister Yang Meiying often preached in the village and Heping village. A few days later, the villagers Our welcome. The following year, in 1963, Lin Xinxi entrusted the preacher in a simple The thatched cottage was used as a regular place for gathering and worship, and the first baptism was held on December 5 of the same year (Wu Dingcai/Wu Pingqian/Wu Jinniang Waiting for three) and the sacrament, and on the next day the first deacon of the Association-Deacon Wu Pingqian was born. In 1964, Lin Jin assisted the preacher to take over as the preaching ministry, which strengthened the faith of believers at that time and increased the number of gatherings. plus. And in 1967, under the leadership of Mr. Ke Huiyu, the believers used their own hands to witness God’s In the church where he devoted himself to gathering and worshiping, and dedicated to the church in September 1968. From 1962 to mid-1972, the church was without a pastor, and through Lion’s Head Church, Nanshi Church, and Kuhua Church And so on, the care and help of the pastor and the stalwart keeps the meeting uninterrupted and strengthens the faith of the members. In 1978 taught with the Fenglin elders When the association was formed as a sister church, Elder Chen Jinde pastored the association for five years, and the spiritual life of church members increased day by day. In 1985, due to changes in the social pattern, young believers went to earn a living, in order to really care about shepherding believers in the metropolitan area. Respect and spirituality, the small meeting must come to Taichung every four months to care about the friends outside. So in 1993, the deacon of the metropolitan area was elected, In 1995, the elders of the metropolitan area were elected to share the ministry. Finally, the Central Presbyterian Church was established on September 6, 2009 District meeting place, so that the members in the metropolitan area have a fixed place to meet. In order to enable the believers in the metropolitan area to have pastors exclusively (the information preaching on Sunday at that time was conducted by interns and pastors from Tainan Theological Seminary Once a month to the metropolitan area), so in 2017, he asked the Central Committee for assistance in sending the graduates of Yushan Theological Seminary to the metropolitan pastoral meeting. sense Thank you Lord! Finally, in 2018, some graduates are willing to commit themselves to submission.  Future prospects It is hoped that through the unity of faith among the pastors and members, the tribes will have the same aspirations for Christ and build church pastors and believers together. The Christian family, whether in the tribe or the church in the metropolitan area, can testify that God is king in it. Practice builds up each other, and each other Love, honor God and benefit others, and the metropolitan area will soon become a self-reliant church. (The text is taken from the Paiwan Central Committee 55 Yearbook)