St-John
St. John Christian Church 圣约翰堂
Senior Pastor: Rev. He Jiemiao
主任牧师何介苗
Preacher Gu Yun Tao
Preacher Tony Yuan; Preacher Tu Jing
St. John Church
Suzhou Old City, No. 18 Shi Zi Street
Next to Suzhou University
苏州古城东部，十梓街18号
与苏州大学（原东吴大学）毗邻
65223346, 65116760
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St. John Christian Church is located east of Suzhou's old city, No.18 Shizi Street, next to Suzhou University.

In 1881, American Methodist built the “head church”, which is the original basis of St. John church. In 1915, American Methodist demolished the “head church” and built the current church - St. John Church. Its surface measure is 1855㎡ and it can accommodate about 800 people at each service. Pastor Zhongtan Lee, grandfather of Nobel prize winner, Dr. Tsung-dao Lee, was the first Chinese pastor of the church.

From 1959 to 1995, St. John church was used by the Suzhou No. 1 People Hospital. In October 1996, it was renovated to be used as the official location of Suzhou Christian “Two Committees” and the Christian Training Centre of South Jiangsu province. In April 2003, the church was reopened to the public. Currently there are about 2000 believers, 2 full-time pastors and 2 preachers. The senior pastor is Jiemiao He.

The first Sunday service of every month is Holy Communion service. Large-scale religious services are held on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Easter!

圣约翰堂位于苏州古城东部，十梓街18号，与苏州大学（原东吴大学）毗邻。

1881年，美国监理会建造 “首堂”，这就是圣约翰堂的前身。1915年，监理会拆除首堂，建成现在的圣约翰堂。建筑面积1855平方米，可容纳800多人同时礼拜。诺贝尔物理学奖得主李政道博士的祖父李仲覃牧师（1870—1936）为该堂首任华人主任牧师（教区长）。1959年，圣约翰堂由苏州市第一人民医院租用，1995年教会收回，1996年10月按原貌动工修复。之后，作为市基督教两会办公用房及江苏省基督教苏南义工培训中心。2003年，4月，经政府有关部门登记，恢复教会礼拜。

目前圣约翰堂有信徒2000多人，专职牧师2人，传道2人，主任牧师何介苗。

开展的宗教活动有：礼拜天8：00—8：45成人主日学，9：00—11：00主日崇拜，礼拜三8：00—9：10祷告见证会，礼拜四18:30—20：30中年聚会，礼拜五晚上18：30—20：30为青年聚会，礼拜六晚上18：30—20：30是英文查经。

每个月的第一个礼拜日为圣餐礼拜。大型宗教活动平安夜、圣诞节和复活节更是热闹非凡，活动期间来往信徒和群众从未间断！

Sunday 礼拜天
8:00-8:45
Adult Sunday School 成人主日学
9:00-11:00
Chinese service with English translation 主日崇拜
After service
Welcome Newcomers, Prayer
12:30-14:00
Chinese Bible Study 中文查经
12:30-15:00
Choir Rehearsal 唱诗班排练
Wednesday 礼拜三
8:00-9:00
Prayer and Witnessing 祷告见证会
Thursday 礼拜四
18:30-20:30
Autumn Life Fellowship (Adults) 中年聚会
Friday 礼拜五
18:30-20:30
Youth Fellowship 青年聚会
Saturday 礼拜六
18:30-20:30
English Bible Study 英文查经
The first Sunday service of every month is Holy Communion service. 每个月的第一个礼拜日为圣餐礼拜

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. We want to welcome you for attending St. John Church in Suzhou ! It is exciting to see how the Lord has opened the door of Gospel to the people in Suzhou.

St. John Church has many years of history and we can see God’s hands are acting in the building and through its members. St. John was established in 1881 by Dr. Pan of Methodist and named this church “ Head Church”. The church has grown in size many fold over the years. In 1915 St. John Church was re-built to accommodate the fast growing church. At the time, it was one of the largest buildings in Suzhou. St. John Church was designed by Dr. John M Moore and financially supported by the St. John Church in St. Louis of Missouri, USA . This church was renamed St. John in honor of John Wesley of Methodist. Pastor Lee, the first Chinese Pastor of this church, was the grandfather of Nobel Physics Prize winner Dr. Lee. The Church building was used by First People Hospital from 1959 to 1995, at the end of that period, there were several families lived in the church building, they refused to move out when St. John church was approved to take back the church building. Until one day a heavy thunder storm hit the church building and made a big hole on the roof, those families thought that was a warning sign from God and they agreed to move out right away and the church building was returned to St. John Church and was remodeled to its current building. From this history, we can see how God preserved the Christian faith and changed the environment to allow the Faith to be continued to spread in this area.

Currently, there are about 800 Church members in St. John Church. As a foreigner in this country, I am very happy that God led me to attend this Church and participate in the services here. We sincerely hope you choose St. John Church as your own church and join us in serving our dear Lord. If you are interested, there are many ways that you can serve the church e.g. teaching Bible study, welcoming new members, language translation, etc. If you have special training or experience in leading English Bible study, please contact Dick Chen or Preacher Yuan. Dick will also send you activities and schedule of St. John Church. May the Lord bless you abundantly!

Brother In Christ, Dick Chen
 
 
 

Email (English or Chinese) to: Preacher Tony Yuan

St. John Christian Church
Suzhou Old City, No. 18 Shi Zi Street
Next to Suzhou University
苏州古城东部，十梓街18号
与苏州大学（原东吴大学）毗邻
65223346, 65116760
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