River of Life Christian Church in Boston

Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Pastor: Reverend Jocelyn Shu
Year started: 2006
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In early 2006, the River of Life Christian Church started the first daughter church in the New England area – ROLCC in Boston. This church inherited the vision from the mother church, and hoped to spread the gospel and God’s blessing to every person, family, local community, and Ethnic groups. Their mission is to glorify God’s name and create a spiritually open environment in the New England area. In 2010, God gave them an area of 10.1 acres in Acton, MA, at a price lower than two-thirds of the market price, and there were 55,000 square feet of commercial buildings on it. In 2014, the meeting hall was insufficient, then they built a new hall that can accommodate 700 people and became a prayer hall for all nations and people, which was completed in October 2015. Since its establishment, the pastors of the church, Pastor Jocelyn and Pastor Shu, have actively trained staff and established various staff teams (worship groups, healing prayer teams, and prophets Intercession team, banner dance team) and various ministries, and set up groups in various regions, hold marriage and family seminars, shepherd youth and children's churches, and regularly hold experience god retreat and spiritual advancement conferences. They have a deep burden on missions, every year English short-term mission teams are sent to the disadvantaged groups in Taiwan to hold English camps. In recent years, English camps have been held among the Dungans of Kyrgyzstan. They have also sent short-term mission teams to Africa, Europe, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, the Middle East, Brazil and other places in South America. And in June 2019, the first daughter church was established in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Not only brings blessings to the mission field, but also inspires the enthusiasm of the brothers and sisters to spread the gospel. After more than two years of the global epidemic, their ministry has been preserved by God. Not only did they celebrate the 15th anniversary of the church on January 15, 2021, they also often hold prayer marches in cities across the United States. On the 11th, the Pilgrims First Landing Pilgrim Pilgrimage Walk was held. A total of 33 people participated, including the pastor of the local church, Pastor Good TV USA-David Yu, and members of the Full Blessing Church from Boston, New Jersey, and Toronto, Canada. Looking forward to the future, the church will continue to promote the 24/7 house of prayer for all nations and peoples, expect God to continue to lead, and use the church to be a blessing to the New England region, and believe that the glory of God will fill the whole earth! The 2025 church’s 19th anniversary special meeting “The Kingdom of God is Near” blessed the church with new improvement and expansion in the new year. 2026 focuses are: Equipment Course: Disciples Doing What Jesus Did, Raising Up Youth Leaders; Mission: Fulfilling the Great Commission Entrusted by Jesus, Spreading the Gospel to the Ends of the Earth; Healing and Deliverance Conference; Prophetic Revelation Conference.

2006年初,生命河靈糧堂開始了第一個在新英格蘭地區的分堂 – 波士頓靈糧堂。該分堂承接矽谷母堂的異象,他們期望能將福音和從神來的祝福,帶給該地區的每個人、家庭、社區及族群,並帶動新英格蘭地區對聖靈工作開放的風氣。 在2010年時,神以低於市價三分之二的價錢賜給他們在Acton, MA 地區一塊佔地10.1畝,其上並有55,000平方呎的商業建築,2014年因聚會的會堂不敷使用,他們又拓建了一個可容納七百人的新堂成為萬國萬民禱告的殿,於2015年10月完工。自成立以來,該堂牧者周愛玲牧師和許力弘牧師,積極培訓同工,建立各個同工團隊,包括敬拜團、醫治禱告團隊、先知代禱團隊、旌旗舞蹈團隊及各項事工,並在各地區設立小組,舉行婚姻家庭講座,牧養青少年及兒童教會,同時定期舉辦經歷神退修會及靈命進深特會。他們對宣教有很深的負擔,每年都差派英文短宣隊到臺灣弱勢族群舉辦英語營,近年並在吉爾吉斯東干族中舉辦英語營,又曾到非洲、歐洲、東南亞、中亞、中東及南美洲巴西等地短宣,並於2019年6月在巴西聖保羅市建立了第一個分堂。不但將祝福帶到宣教工場,也激勵弟兄姐妹們傳福音的熱火。經歷兩年多的全球疫情,教會的事工蒙神保守,不但在2021年1月15日慶祝了教會的15週年慶,同時也常在美國各城市舉行禱告行進。2024年,周牧師親自帶領英國走禱團,拜訪威爾斯大復興的帶領者Evan Toberts 開始禱告會、聖靈降下、改變人心及城市的Moriah Chapel 及The Bible College of Wales 威爾斯神學院,還有在1620年清教徒對神敬拜的火熱,決定乘五月花號尋新大陸可自由敬拜神的Plymouth 港口,要到美國的Mother Land 尋根,重掘復興之源,把復興的火帶回來,求主使人心甦醒,使美國復興!2025年教會19週年慶特會「神的國近了」,祝福教會在新的一年裡有新的提升及擴展。2026 年重點事工:裝備課程:門徒做耶穌所做的事,興起青年領袖;宣教:實踐耶穌所托付大使命,將福音傳到地極;醫治釋放特會;及先知啟示特會/代禱者訓練。

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Praise God for providing the new location for Quincy area meeting place. Praise God for the great celebration for church 20th Anniversary with Pastor Tong Liu, Mrs. Belinda Liu and Pastors Jack & Annie. And New England Chinese Churches Pastors came to our church for pastoral meeting & celebrated with us.

感謝神為昆西地區的聚會場所預備了新的地點。感謝神,教會二十週年慶典圓滿成功,劉彤牧師、師母以及傑克牧師和安妮都參與其中。新英格蘭華人教會的牧師們也來到我們教會進行牧養會談,並與我們一同慶祝。

Please pray for the Kyrgyz YWAM (serving Kyrgyz children)/GIU (serving Dungan children) English camp short-term mission team from June 7th to 16th, wishing them safe travels, effective work, and the manifestation of God's power!

Pray for the three English camps of the Taiwan short-term mission team from June 26th to July 13th, to be filled with the Lord's presence, and ask Him to provide suitable airfare and accommodation in Taipei.

請為6/7-16吉爾吉斯YWAM(服事吉爾吉斯兒童)/GIU(服事東干族兒童)英語營短宣隊禱告,出入平安,做工得力,神的大能彰顯!

請為6/26-7/13 台灣短宣隊三個英語營會滿有主的同在禱告,求主預備合適機票及台北住宿地點禱告。

Please pray for the smooth completion and operation of the construction of 12 indoor tennis courts and a pickleball court at the church's tenant tennis school.

請為教會租戶-網球學校的興建12座室內網球場及Pickleball 場工程順利,能順利完工營業禱告。