On October 19, Canadian Ambassador to Vietnam David Devine led a delegation to visit the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (ECVN) (South) at its headquarters in Ho Chi Minh city.
Welcoming the delegation included Pastor President of the ECVN (South) Phan Vĩnh Cự, Pastor First-Vice President Thái Phước Trường and Pastor Second-Vice President Nguyễn Hữu Bình and Pastor General Secretary Phan Quang Thiệu.
At the reception, Mr. David Devine thanked the ECVN (South) for its warm welcome and exchanged with the hosts on issues including the draft law on belief and religion, the ECVN religious activities, recognition of new Protestant chapters, ordainment of dignitaries, etc.
According to Pastor Phan Vĩnh Cự, the ECVN (South) currently has over 2,000 Protestant churches, chapters and meeting groups, but with only over 1,000 clergymen and clergywomen, the Church is hardly meeting requirements for caring its members.
Source: httlvn.org
