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Originally Posted by Elden1971
Margaret Barber, Surrey Chapel and the Visitors from China
Around the beginning of 2009 the Surrey Chapel office received a request from a Christian group organizing a tour of Chinese Christians, which included a visit to Norwich. Could they come and visit Surrey Chapel, because they were on a study tour looking at various places of worship? Thinking that Surrey Chapel would be the last place tourists would want to look at – our present building is high on functional but decidedly low on numinous – we politely declined. We then received an email telling us not to be surprised if we see a coach pulling up outside the Chapel, because they were so keen to see our building that they would just come and look at it from the outside! It was something to do with the histories of our church and their church.
They were particularly keen to see some of Govett’s and Panton’s books in the Govett Room and to take photographs of everything. In the main Chapel upstairs, as they sat excitedly on the old Surrey Chapel wooden chairs, Professor Chen reminded them of why they were there. The story was inspiring.
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Interesting, and ironic, for me, that this testimony is sandwiched in a discussion mentioning the Orthodox believers and their use of relics & icons. Are not these wooden chairs become icons for the disciples of Watchman Nee?
"Professor Chen reminded them of why they were there" ... yes indeed; why they were there: to excitedly sit in Surrey Chapel's wooden chairs, and to take videos of the building.