Beijing Church of Christ
Olympics
August, 2008

What will you be doing on August 3, 2008? My hope is that you and your entire congregation will be joining Christians around the world in a prayer of thanksgiving for the first meeting of the Beijing Church of Christ. This is the first time a legally sanctioned congregation will be established in the capital city of The People's Republic

The spark behind this epic undertaking was the announcement that Beijing would host the 2008 Summer Olympics August 8-24. The question arose, "Where will Christian athletes and attendees worship during the games?" As consideration was given to arranging temporary worship facilities for visitors, a bold new vision emerged. Could this be the time for Churches of Christ to rise from the shadows and seek recognition by the nation's government? The world was coming to China. Might Christ be welcome too?

Preaching Schedule for the Olympic Games
Inaugural Service
August 3 - Dr. Aubrey Johnson, "The Loving Church"
Olympics Begin Friday, August 8
August 10 - Dr. Aubrey Johnson, "The Faithful Church"
August 17 & 24 - Bo Pugh (Minister PTC)
Imagine the Possibilities -
The name "Beijing" (formerly Peking) means "northern capital." The city is located 100 miles from the coast in northeast China just west of North Korea. Beijing has been the country's capital on and off for 2000 years. According to 2005 statistics, the metropolitan area is home to over 15,000,000 people, three times the population of Atlanta, Georgia! And from there, the gospel will radiate to a nation of more than one billion lost souls. Who could have imagined that every hotel room in Beijing would soon be displaying a copy of the Bible both in English and Chinese (Ephesians 3.20)? And a few months ago, who would have dreamed that a congregation of the Lord's Church would be approved by the Communist government? Yet both are true!

Emails are currently being sent to every known congregation in the world to inform those attending the Olympics of the location and meeting times of the new church in Beijing. Services will be held at the Huandao Boya Hotel, 2 West Wan Shou Road (subway exit Wan Shou Road). Bible Class will be at 9:30 a.m. on the Lord's Day and Worship will follow at 10:30 a.m. The services will be translated into other languages to be determined by responses from brethren who confirm they will be present for the games.

Two Simple Things YOU Can Do
- Pray for God to raise up supporters equal to this matchless moment in history
- Pass the word to as many friends and churches as you can 
And on August 3, don't forget to join kingdom encouragers from throughout the world in an international prayer of thanksgiving for the first worship service of the Beijing Church of Christ!

Beijing Church of Christ:
Beijing, China
Aug. 03, 2008
Aug. 10, 2008
Aug. 17, 2008
Aug. 24, 2008
Aug. 31, 2008
Sep. 07, 2008
Sep. 14, 2008
CHINA MISSION
China Mission:
Peachtree City Church of Christ
201 S. Peachtree Parkway, Peachtree City,GA 30269

Aubrey Johnson is the minister of the Peachtree City church of Christ, Peachtree City, GA. He may be reached by e-mail at aubrey3@comcast. net.