2015 KC McGinnis – “Chinese Church” Chinese Church Music for the evening service sits on a piano during the the Iowa City Chinese Evangelical Church’s meeting at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church on Saturday, September 5, 2009. Worship is led by a singer and/or choir and an accompanist, with songs sung in Chinese to the tune of traditional hymns. A church musician leads worship during the evening service of the Chinese Evangelical Church at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Iowa City on Saturday, September 5, 2009. The music team includes a singer, accompanist, and a piano player playing traditional hymns in Chinese. An assistant steps in front of a projector displaying Chinese characters for a song during the second worship service for the Iowa City Chinese Evangelical Church at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church on Saturday, September 5, 2009. The service, which had about 50 attendants, is conducted entirely in Chinese. Congregants listen to visiting speaker Younghue Duan during the Iowa City Chinese Evangelical Church’s evening service at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church on Saturday, September 5, 2009. While several families regularly attend the weekly service, the church also sees a number of visitors. A girl listens to visiting speaker Younghua Duan during the Iowa City Chinese Evangelical Church’s evening service at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church on Saturday, September 5, 2009. The church includes families, teenagers and UI international students. Guest speaker Younghua Duan gives the sermon during the Iowa City Chinese Evangelical Church’s evening service at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church on Saturday, September 5, 2009. Many of the church’s members are Chinese internationals who have lived in the United States anywhere from 20 years to 2 weeks. Worshippers pray during the Iowa City Chinese Evangelical Church’s evening service at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church on Saturday, September 5, 2009. The service, conducted entirely in Chinese, includes musical worship led by a choir or worship leader, a sermon and a fellowship dinner. A girl carries a meal to a table during the Iowa City Chinese Evangelical Church’s evening fellowship dinner at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church on Saturday, September 5, 2009. The traditional dinner, which is served by congregants, feeds about 50 people. A girl eats crackers under a table during the Iowa City Chinese Evangelical Church’s evening fellowship dinner at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church on Saturday, September 5, 2009. Several international families attend the service, which includes a traditional dinner. A girl loses her shoe while running during the Iowa City Chinese Evangelical Church’s evening fellowship dinner at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church on Saturday, September 5, 2009. The church’s children attend childrens’ Bible studies during the weekly service. These images are copyright KC McGinnis and are use here by permission. They may not be used elsewhere without permission.
