Chinese Christian leaders to visit Brite Divinity School
Officers of the China Christian Council (CCC) will lecture and participate in discussions with students and faculty members of Brite Divinity School of Fort Worth, Texas, and representatives of the Tarrant Area Community of Churches on Tuesday, May 25. The invitation-only event will be in the Moore Building on the Brite campus from 1-4 p.m.
The Council provides leadership for all Protestant churches of the Peoples Republic of China registered with the government. A member of the World Council of Churches, the CCC is the counterpart of the National Council of Churches in the United States. Comprised of newly elected leaders, the delegation will be led by the Reverend Gao Feng, president of the CCC.
The Reverend Mr Gao will give a general introduction to the Protestant church in China. The Reverend Jiajuan Bao, Associate General Secretary of the council, will outline the council's work in theological education, social service, and publications. Elder Ou Enlin, Deputy Director of the Overseas Relations Department of the Christian Council of China, will describe the challenges facing urban churches.
Other CCC officers participating are Ms. Gu Jingqin, Secretary of the Overseas Relations Department and Ms. Wang Xiuling, Chief of Protestantism Affairs Section, Second Department, State Administration on Religious Affairs. D. Newell Williams, President of Brite Divinity School, will present an overview of theological education in the United States. The Reverend Raul, Gutierrez, pastor of the Western Hills United Methodist Church in Fort Worth, will describe the programs of the Tarrant Area Community of Churches.
This is the first visit to the United States by the new leadership of the CCC. Brite is one of only a few seminaries on their itinerary. (Source: Sam Hodges, Dallas Morning News, May 24).