The majority of Chinese people at St Helen’s are only in London for a few years. The 2pm Mandarin meeting shares the same convictions and aims as all the other St Helen’s congregations. Our main reason for running a separate Mandarin speaking meeting is to provide the most effective context in which to prepare men and women to eventually leave us as partners in the gospel.

Working in people’s mother tongue makes it easier for many to get more involved. We are also able to be more focused in applying the gospel to specific issues facing those returning to life in a different part of the world.

For those who prefer to get involved in one of the English speaking congregations, we would still warmly encourage any planning to return to a Mandarin speaking country to consider joining us for their last few months (as well as attending their usual Sunday meeting).

我们不是一个华人教会！我们深信福音改变一切，这也包括我们看待自己的方式。最重要的是我们在基督里的身份，而不是我们的民族和文化。我们有一个专门的中文聚会完全是因为语言的原因。我们属于St Helen’s教会多民族的大家庭，并和其他聚会紧密同工。

“福音之家” 顾名思义:

“福音”：我们以福音为中心。福音就是耶稣基督是神差来拯救世界的君王这一重大消息。整个St Helen’s大家庭渴望认识基督并且让更多人认识他。我们深信独一真神通过说话实现他的美意，所以我们注重话语和祷告的事工。

“之家”：就如同任何家庭一样，我们关切彼此的福祉、以及家里共同事业——福音事工的拓展。