It was a lovely sunny Sunday in Pingtung (Pingdong)on January 17, 1960 as the charter members of the Pingtung Baptist Church organized to become a self-supporting church. A part of the National Taiwan Baptist Convention, which had been organized a few years before we arrived on Taiwan island, headquarters of the Republic of China, which next year will celebrate 100 years after overthrowing the Qing dynasty. Manchus from northeast China had ruled China from 1666 to 1911.
The photo was taken the day the church organized on #30 Linsen Lu. Still in a bamboo church in the yard of our house. We moved to Pingtung, the last large city before you come to the southern end of the beautiful isle. The Portuguese sailors were the first Europeans to see it and claim it. They called it FORMOSA, which means beautiful isle.
I hear the church is still going and doing well. I had hoped to go back to Taiwan for the 50th anniversay celebration. But am sending the a DVD of films of building the bamboo church and the lovely brick building seating 400 later in 1960.
I will add more photos as I uncover them.
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May God's peace be with you. Praise the Lord, I surfed the web and read this article occasionally. It is so-called "No coincidence, no story". It's greetings from Pingtung Baptist Church. I am Chung-San, Chair of Deacons. The coming Jan 2020 will be 60th anniversary of PTBC. The new educational building that we are looking forward to having it for 20 years will be accomplished by 2 months. We decided to hold a thanksgiving ceremony combined with the birthday of PTBC on 12th Jan 2020. If you can join us and be the witness of God's abundant grace for PTBC, it will encourage the assembly so much. By the way, the photo we also have one copy was printed on the memorial book for commemorating 50th anniversary in 2010.
For your reference, the Facebook of Pingtung Baptist Church-- https://www.facebook.com/ptbc1960/
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