The earliest and largest Christian church in Hangzhou is located at Jiefang Road 104. Sicheng Church has always been an activity place for Christians in this city to hold joint gatherings such as "Live Festival" and "Christmas Day".

Address: No.32 Jiefang Road 104, Hangzhou (formerly104), opposite to the former Provincial Public Security Department, Fengle Bridge (section of Zhonghe Overpass).

Tel: 87024262

Gulou Tang

Founded in the 11th year of Guangxu reign in Qing Dynasty (1885), it belongs to North Presbyterian Church in America.

Address: zhonghe middle road, Hangzhou 1

Tel: 87807697

Tianshui Tang

In the tenth year of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty (1860), American missionaries Hu Sideng and Hao Laihang preached, and they belonged to the Presbyterian Church in the South of the United States.

Address: No.2 Jesuitang Lane, Zhongshan North Road, Hangzhou

Tel: 85 15 1633

Chengbeitang

Founded in the 31st year of Guangxu reign in Qing Dynasty (1905), it belongs to the Presbyterian Church in South America.

Address: No.363 Desheng Road (next to Building 27 of Shuangdang New Village)

Tel: 883804 14 883862 14.

Jianqiaotang

Founded in the 31st year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty (1905), it belongs to the Presbyterian Church in South America, located in Jianqiao Town, and is a branch of the church in the north of the city.

Address: Cambridge Road 157-3

Tel: 85 14 1224

Chongyitang

Address: Opposite to Tesco Supermarket, Xintang Road

Tel: 8677325 1/86773252

Gongshentang

Address: next to zhejiang university city college and Zhejiang Shu Ren University, you can take 8 16 when you come back, and take 307 at Huanglong Sports Center.

Banshantang

Address: West Section of Guangji Road, Mid-Levels

Tel: 88 14753 1

Hangzhou Xixing Christian church

Address: Liuyanjing, Qingnian Road, Xixing

Hangzhou Pu Yuan Kongjia Christian Church

Address: No.56, Xiajiaqiao Village, Pu Yuan Town

Complete handbook of church weddings

As the soul of the whole wedding, the wedding ceremony should be an important factor to determine the overall form and style of the day. Many newcomers like the solemnity and seriousness of the church ceremony. How to hold a wedding in a church? What are the precautions? Let's explain them one by one.

Location selection

Location selection

Before you make the overall planning, you will definitely choose the venue of the ceremony and invite the master of ceremonies or priests. Because the fees and specific requirements vary from place to place, it is necessary for you to ask in advance what restrictions and specific fees there are. Many places are free, or can be used with a small donation, while some places require fees or special permission.

By the way, what are the standard services in the ceremony? How much freedom do you have to arrange the scene according to your own wishes? You also need to know what services and equipment will be provided there. For example: music, cleaning, decoration, aisle carpets, etc. And whether there are restrictions on music and photography.

seating arrangement

Of course, you definitely want to choose a place big enough to hold the ceremony, so that all the people present feel spacious and comfortable.

1 Seating arrangement for new immigrant families

You need to reserve some seats in the front row for your closest family. Traditionally, the bride's parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters sit on the left in the first row. If the bride's parents are divorced and want to sit separately, then the bride's mother can sit in the first row with her current husband, and the father and his wife can sit in the second row. Other special relatives can also sit in the second and third rows. The groom's family sits on the right hand side in the same way.

The best man showed the guests to their seats.

When your guests arrive, the best man will show them to their seats. Like the bride's family, the bride's guests sit on the left and the groom's guests sit on the right. But if there are many people on one side, the easiest way is to let them sit on both sides casually, so that they can watch the ceremony well. The best man should ask the female guests to sit down with his right hand, so that the male guests don't have to worry about these. If a large number of guests arrive at the same time, the elderly will be given priority.

3 exit

After the ceremony, the families sitting in the first few rows leave first, and then the guests leave from the front row to the back row in order to avoid congestion at the door.

Step into the church

During the ceremony, when you step into the church and step on the carpet, there are many things worthy of attention besides moving forward step by step. The following is the basic lineup of advance and retreat.

Admission order

The best man entered through the church gate and lined up in pairs from short to high. If the number of people is odd, please ask the shortest person to go ahead alone and follow one by one. There are 3-4 rows between each pair. Next, the bridesmaids enter the venue, keeping a distance of 4-5 rows from the last pair of groomsmen. If the number of bridesmaids is less than five, enter the venue in a line, otherwise it will be uncoordinated. If the number of people is odd, the shortest one goes ahead and leads the team. The young sorority members walked in front of the bridesmaids. If there are two bridesmaids, you can go in pairs or alone. Before the bride and her father went in, it was Jie Tong and flower girl. These people stood behind the aisle, and the bride took her father's left arm and walked into the church. If the bride is wearing a long skirt or a long veil, two people can be arranged to hold the wedding dress behind her.

standing position

When entering the aisle on the carpet, the bride usually stands on the left and the groom stands on the right, facing the priest. The best man stood next to the groom, and the ring man and the best man stood on his right. The bridesmaid stood next to the bride, and the other bridesmaids and flower girl stood on her left.

Exit sequence

After the ceremony, a couple went first, followed by Jietong and flower girl. Members of the sisterhood group and the groomsman group form a team in pairs. The bridesmaid should go first and walk on the right hand side of the best man. If the number of people is odd, a best man will escort two sorority members away; One more best man went alone, and the two formed a pair and marched at the same time. When the procession goes to the door or the back of the wedding, the designated best man will go back to escort the bride's mother, grandmother and some distinguished guests out.

Choose music

Nothing can enhance the atmosphere of your wedding like music. Rites and music are strictly divided into overture, entrance song and exit song. The overture can be played 45 minutes before the ceremony, and some classical and classic tracks can be played for the guests to enjoy. The singer's live singing is suitable to be arranged before the entrance song rings.

When people line up for admission, it's time to play the admission song. People walk on the carpet at a moderate pace. Although it is not necessary, some newcomers still hope to hear beautiful and soothing music during the ceremony.

Next is the exit song. When the couple leave, it will be a pleasant and exciting moment.

Music is a service, so there is a charge. Discuss and arrange the fees paid to the players in advance. If your friends or relatives perform, it is not convenient for you to pay, and it is also a good reward to send a nice little gift.

Reading and praying

This special link can personalize the demanding religious wedding ceremony. The degree of your choice depends on the requirements of the priest, and you should discuss with him when you choose. Once you have figured out what information to read or convey through prayer, your pastor will help you decide the most suitable choice. For a very strict religious wedding, you should choose the classic passages in the Bible. Not so traditional and formal, you can choose a poem that can express your feelings about marriage well.

You can also distribute different excerpts to friends and relatives to read aloud. In this way, more friends close to you will have the opportunity to join your wedding, and they will be honored if you invite them.

Make vows to each other

How far you can write your vows depends on the requirements of the priest. But even the most traditional wedding vows, you can add your own personalized modern vocabulary to make your vows meet your wishes.

Taking an oath is a way to express the solemnity and uniqueness of your ceremony. You can choose to recite your vows at the ceremony, but if you are afraid that you will forget your words because of nervousness, you can also choose to read aloud or answer the questions raised by the priest directly, such as "You can promise …" and "You will always …".

Special contact person

A variety of choices are enough to make your ceremony unique. In addition to carefully selecting ritual music, vows and prayers, we should also determine some fixed habits or learn from other forms according to our own cultural and emotional background. For example, candlelight ceremony has always been a fixed form of church wedding, but now it has become a popular form of cross-cultural communication. There should be three big white candles on the aisle, two of which symbolize that the love between newlyweds will last forever. After taking the oath, the couple lights the third candle, which is the "concentric candle".

Church wedding process:

1, the guests are seated.

2. Play music (wedding March), and friends and relatives light candles.

The priest led the singing class into the arena.

The chairman (priest) announced the wedding.

The best man, the bridesmaid and the bride come in one after another.

6. The woman's parents and the bride enter the meeting together (all stand up)

7. This woman's parents are already seated.

8. The YMCA sings hymns (or songs about marriage).

9. Pray and offer poems

10, pastor (priest) marriage

1 1. Signature of the bride and groom (seal of wedding and introducer)

12, the bride and groom put on rings and swore to each other.

13, yarn peeling

14, Poetry (Blessing)

15, Thanksgiving (offering flowers to both parents or making three bows to thank the guests)

16, ceremony, tea party or dinner party

I wish you happiness.