台灣基督長老教會馬拉地教會 - Mudan Township

The history of tribal missions dates back to the beginning of 1955. While working in the forest near the Mudan tribe, Brother Lanpaw, a Shakalan disciple from Sandimen Township, visited his relative Mavaliw E-ez (Zheng) who had migrated from the German Society of Sandimen Township in his spare time. Chunsheng) brought the gospel of Christ into the tribe on the occasion of the family. In the early days, Mavaliw (Zheng Mansion) used irregular family gatherings in the evening. At that time, Mr. Zhong Zhenglai from Maljipa (Dongyuan Village) often came to preach the gospel and lay the seeds of the gospel of Christ. After the tribe members (from the German Literature Society in 1925 and the Marathi Society in the upper reaches of Fangshan River in 1936) accepted the gospel, their number increased rapidly. In December 1955, it was suggested that the Sakaida Tjanubak (Xia Rende) house of the German language agency should be converted into a thatched house meeting place. Since then, there will be a fixed time of worship with members to participate in worship. Unfortunately, in 1959, the simple gathering place was completely destroyed by fire caused by neighbors. However, because of the power of faith, the believers found Marathi believers in the tribe who were willing to donate land, so they worked together within a week to build a new chapel with adobe huts (Figure 1). The Marathi church has served as pastors in The gospel ministry has worked hard, and because of the tribal people’s belief in wizards: Gemesir Djumulj (Lin Chunxiang), the leader of the Marathi society, and Lailai Putjuan (He Laiye), the leader of the Marathi society, successively abandoned the witches and converted to Christianity. The number of believers soared to 213, and the chapel in the adobe huts could not accommodate the worshippers. Discussed the reconstruction of the church, divided the believers to pay for the dedication fund for the construction of the church. The tribal people dedicated their hearts and worked together to move sand and gravel to Xuhai, build a new brick chapel, and dedicated it in 1964. (Picture 2) In 1974, he applied for promotion to the church, and on April 10, 1977, he appointed P.B. Deming as the first resident pastor. In 2008, the Frontier used the name "Taiwan Presbyterian Church Peony Church", in line with the policy of returning to the original name, and proposed to the Presbyterian Church to change the name of the church and adopted the renamed "Taiwan Presbyterian Church Marathi Church at the 41st Fall Meeting of Paiwan Presbyterian Church." ".  Future prospects 1. The church, the community, and tribal associations collaborate to create a tribe of God, "on earth as in the sky", beautify the soul and community tribe. 2. The church buildings in Marathi Church must be rebuilt if they are old, corroded and damaged. Create a temple like a god built on a lampstand to illuminate everything; planning and designing space and equipment for the elderly and children to take care of leisure and spirituality. 3. Accurate planning and work to strive for respect and care for the elderly. (The text is taken from the Paiwan Central Committee 55 Yearbook)