Chinese Gospel Church is a part of the Associated Gospel Churches of Canada. In 1954 a missionary couple serving in China, Dr. & Mrs. Vokes, returned to Canada due to poor health. Mrs. Vokes still wanted to outreach to Chinese people, so she taught English classes in a local Chinese church. These classes eventually led to the creation of the Chinese Gospel Mission, which held worship at a local YWCA. Chinese Gospel Church was established in 1963 when Dr. & Mrs. Vokes sold their house and a number of their belongings in order that the down payment could be paid on the current site of our downtown church. The official name adopted was Chinese Gospel Church.
At the time of purchase, the location consisted of a Victorian house that had been converted into a Jewish Synagogue. Services and Sunday school were held in that house for many years, until 1973. At the beginning attendance was low but God has graciously allowed our numbers to grow. Services were in Cantonese and English at first, where members of the congregation translated the sermon. Now we also have Mandarin congregations, as well as planted congregations in Scarborough and downtown Toronto. When the Sunday school attendance expanded beyond the dimensions of the house, the church was able to purchase the property next door and the buildings were demolished and rebuilt into the current church building. The third floor of the church was added in 1983.
历史
华人福音堂乃是加拿大福音堂联会之成员。在1954年，透过一对中国的传教士夫妇，Vokes 博士和太太所建立，他们由於健康状况转差而从中国回来。但Vokes 太太仍想跟中国人分享福音，所以她在一座本地中国教堂里教授英语。这些课堂最终变成中国福音差会，在一所本地 YWCA 举行崇拜。在1963年 , 为了购买华人福音堂现在的堂址，Vokes 博士和太太出售了自己的房子和一些财物用以支付所需之定金。华人福音堂被采纳为正式的名称。
在当时，堂址实为一所被改建为犹太教会堂的一栋维多利亚式的房子。直到1973年，崇拜和主日学都在这地方举行。在开始时，出席人数很少，但在上帝恩典下教会渐渐成长。起初崇拜以广东话和英语进行，一些会友传译讲道。现在我们有国语会众，同时也在仕嘉堡市及多伦多市中心举行崇拜。当主日学出席人数超过当时堂址座位时，教堂便购买隔壁的房子，折毁了两幢房子将之重建成现在的教堂。教堂三楼是在1983年被加建的。
歷史
華人福音堂乃是加拿大福音堂聯會之成員。在1954年，透過一對中國的傳教士夫婦，Vokes 博士和太太所建立，他們由於健康狀況轉差而從中國回來。但Vokes 太太仍想跟中國人分享福音，所以她在一座本地中國教堂裡教授英語。這些課堂最終變成中國福音差會，在一所本地 YWCA 舉行崇拜。在1963年 , 為了購買華人福音堂現在的堂址，Vokes 博士和太太出售了自己的房子和一些財物用以支付所需之定金。華人福音堂被採納為正式的名稱。
在當時，堂址實為一所被改建為猶太教會堂的一棟維多利亞式的房子。直到1973年，崇拜和主日學都在這地方舉行。在開始時，出席人數很少，但在上帝恩典下教會漸漸成長。起初崇拜以廣東話和英語進行，一些會友傳譯講道。現在我們有國語會眾，同時也在仕嘉堡市及多倫多市中心舉行崇拜。當主日學出席人數超過當時堂址座位時，教堂便購買隔壁的房子，折毀了兩幢房子將之重建成現在的教堂。教堂三樓是在1983年被加建的。
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