[Che-student-staff-list] 7PM Loeb :Chinese Evangelist Stephen Tong

[Anand David]

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The Rev. Dr. Stephen Tong, called the most
significant Chinese Reformed theologian and evangelist of this generation
and often referred to as the “Billy Graham of the East,” this weekend will
present three evangelical worship services at Purdue’s Loeb Playhouse.

The services will be presented in Mandarin Chinese with English
translation, so that English speakers can participate. Dr. Tong’s ministry
spans 50 years and includes his significant influence in the Chinese house
church movement.
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There are more than 5,000 Chinese nationals in Greater Lafayette, many
associated with Purdue as undergraduate or graduate students, faculty and
staff, said Leonard Sidharta, local coordinator for the Tong event. Because
of Dr. Tong’s stature in the Eastern world, many Chinese people from the
region are expected to attend, as well.
Event Times:

-- Friday, Sept. 14, 7 p.m.

-- Saturday, Sept. 15, 6 p.m., question and answer session; 7:30 p.m.,
evangelistic meeting

-- Sunday, Sept. 16: 6:30 p.m.

All services at Purdue’s Loeb Playhouse, located in Stewart Center

On Sunday, Sept. 16, at 9 a.m. and again at 10:45 a.m., Dr. Tong will
preach at Covenant Church, 211 Knox Drive, West Lafayette, Ind.

Dr. Tong’s ministry is marked by his desire to remove intellectual and
cultural barriers to the Christian faith and lead people to a personal
relationship with Jesus Christ. With roots in Reformed theology, he has
influenced hundreds of thousands of people to become full-time ministers of
the Gospel.

Dr. Tong began his ministry at age 17. He graduated from Southeast Asia
Bible Seminary in Malang, Indonesia, and served as a member of its faculty
for 25years, teaching theology and philosophy. As an evangelist, his
ministry hasreached more than 30 million people worldwide, and he maintains
a regular weekly preaching schedule in Jakarta, Singapore, Hong Kong and
Taipei. Dr. Tong has been a visiting lecturer at numerous seminaries around
the world and is the author of more than 75 books.
In addition to being a preacher and teacher, Dr. Tong is a composer,
conductor, artist, and architect who has composed more than 200 hymns and
designed more than 30 buildings. He is the founder of the Indonesian
Reformed Evangelical Church and has served as a member of the International
Consultants of the Lausanne Committee of World Evangelization.

For more information, contact:
Leonard Sidharta
yongfu.meiling at gmail.com
765-463-7303
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