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I would like to invite you in our church. We held our church service in 542A - 544 Huynh Tan Phat District 7, HCM. ( Happy life hotel )

We have service every sunday, our service starts at 10am to 12 noon.

Prime Rap wrote:

I would like to invite you in our church. We held our church service in 542A - 544 Huynh Tan Phat District 7, HCM. ( Happy life hotel )

We have service every sunday, our service starts at 10am to 12 noon.

What denomination/cultural group/language is it?

Good to know. Thank you.

Hi, is the Sunday service at Thu Thiem International starts at 10:30am?

REFORMED WORSHIP & FELLOWSHIP HO CHI MINH

If there's anyone out there who's confessionally Reformed (Presbyterian, Congregational, Particular Baptist, etc.), I'd be really interested in meeting you and perhaps we can gather for a time of worship according to the Regulative Principle and Reformed tradition.


Dennis

I've been going to New Life Fellowship in Phu My Hung. As far as I'm concerned, it's the best English church in Vietnam. At least for what I like. Which includes an incredible and diverse music team, a talented Vietnamese pastor with overseas and business experience, and a warm, loving, outgoing congregation I can call my home.

Evangelical church in English in Thao Dien on Tran Nao street.

In the morning, international service.

Service in English manly for the Filipino community at 1:30 pm. Great songs with a band and singers. The Pastor make very good sermons.
People from South Africa, USA, Vietnam and others join as well.

If you're from the Reformed tradition, I'd love to meet you, and perhaps we can gather for worship according to the Regulative Principle.

PM me and we can set up a time

Soli Deo Gloria.

AD325 wrote:

If you're from the Reformed tradition, I'd love to meet you, and perhaps we can gather for worship according to the Regulative Principle.

PM me and we can set up a time

Soli Deo Gloria.

Thank you, but:

- Reformed Calvinism?

- USA: Dutch or German reformed?

- France: Lutheran reformed?

- Presbyterian? Methodist? Baptist?

Thank you.

Which district?

mtd_10csa wrote:

Which district?

1- You didn't address your question to anyone.  There are many contributors for that thread; you need to use the Quote function if you want a particular poster to answer.

2- You'll probably not receive an answer anyway because you responded to an inactive thread (the last post was dated more than a year ago).

Hi,

I'm also new here in Vietnam, staying in District 1.  Looking for a Christian Church.

Thank you.

-Daisy

Hi,

May I know the address of the church?

Thanks.

-Daisy

Hopefully without being tagged as argumentative I just want to remind everyone once again that the Catholic church is a Christian church.  If you mean Apostolic or Protestant then say so.

THIGV wrote:

Hopefully without being tagged as argumentative I just want to remind everyone once again that the Catholic church is a Christian church.  If you mean Apostolic or Protestant then say so.

I usually say the same thing to people who use the term "Christian", thinking "maybe" they mean to differentiate themselves from Islamic churches and Jewish churches and Hindu churches and Buddhist churches... 😉😉😉

Actually the "code word" is usually "non-denominational".

But in fairness, the Catholic churches of Vietnam are not usually open for foreigners to attend without the intervention of someone "significant" connected to the parish.

I have personally been turned away from visiting three different Catholic parishes in Vietnam; in HCMC, Hanoi & Qui Nhơn.

There was a different thread a while back on this particular subject, discussing why that is.

OceanBeach92107 wrote:

I have personally been turned away from visiting three different Catholic parishes in Vietnam; in HCMC, Hanoi & Qui Nhơn.

There was a different thread a while back on this particular subject, discussing why that is.

That does seem a bit strange as the word Catholic means in essence universal.  Inability to understand the language is hardly a valid reason for excluding anyone as for centuries the Latin mass meant very few in the parish understood what the priest was saying.   They just leaned the routine.

I seem to recall in one of these threads, someone reported that the Cathedral in HCMC has an English service but that may or may not be true today.

I've noticed that many Vietnamese protestants don't consider Catholics to be Christian. This might be in part due to the practice of the worship or veneration of Mary and various saints, as well as the cultural intermixing of ancestor worship which is practiced by some Catholics locally. I don't think that, but I can see where they might get that perspective.

Usually, when you ask somebody their religion, they will say, I'm Buddhist, I'm Atheist, I'm Christian, or I'm Catholic.

wildwildwest wrote:

I've noticed that many Vietnamese protestants don't consider Catholics to be Christian. This might be in part due to the practice of the worship or veneration of Mary and various saints, as well as the cultural intermixing of ancestor worship which is practiced by some Catholics locally. I don't think that, but I can see where they might get that perspective.

Usually, when you ask somebody their religion, they will say, I'm Buddhist, I'm Atheist, I'm Christian, or I'm Catholic.

Or it could be an opinion they learned from the American missionaries who converted them.

The first Protestant missionary in Vietnam was Canadian, not American, for the record. He brought his faith to Central Vietnam, where Protestants are commonly found to this day.

Most Vietnamese in Vietnam attend Vietnamese-led churches, not American churches, so I don't think that viewpoint is an American one. I certainly don't know many Americans who hold such a bias - most would agree that Christianity holds many branches of denominations. Nor do I know of Americans locally who hold that view (although I have met one Singaporean who thought Catholicism was heretical). Most °µÍø½ûÇø Protestants here affirm Catholicism as a form of Christianity, but the nomenclature they still use is "Catholic" not "Christian" as that is the more common term used. Conversely, Protestants rarely refer to themselves by the term "Protestant," they would much more likely identify with "Christian" (or "Evangelical" if you wanted to be more specific).

And ancestor worship is not a common cultural practice in America. It's much more common in Asia.

I think this strict religious denominationalism is much more specific to the local culture. I personally haven't encountered it elsewhere in Asia.

wildwildwest wrote:

...I certainly don't know many Americans who hold such a bias - most would agree that Christianity holds many branches of denominations.

That's probably true of members of Protestant denominations, because I don't know of any Protestant denominations who openly declare Catholics to be heretics, especially with widespread membership in the World Council of Churches among most Protestant denominations.

But "evangelical" in itself is not a denomination, but rather, an adjective, very often used by non-denominational Christians to describe themselves, absent a denominational affiliation to declare.

There are some denominations and churches within denominations which include the word "evangelical" in their names, such the Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA).

But getting back to the point of the discussion, I have indeed encountered and know many non-denominational Christians and Baptists who openly declare Roman Catholics, Orthodox Christians (me) and many Protestant denominations to be heretical.

When I studied Bible at BIOLA University (technically a non-affiliated institution) rarely a day went by where I didn't hear some student declare Catholics to be heretics.

wildwildwest wrote:

Protestants rarely refer to themselves by the term "Protestant," they would much more likely identify with "Christian" (or "Evangelical" if you wanted to be more specific).

Again, I disagree.

People who are established members of a mainline Protestant denomination quite frequently identify themselves by the name of the denomination, such as Methodist, Anglican, Baptist, Lutheran, etc.

It is mostly non-denominational Christians who identify themselves primarily as Christian, or Evangelical Christian.

In fact, many non-denominational Christians refuse to identify themselves as Protestants, because they are not affiliated with any of the myriad denominations that have sprung forth since the Protestant Reformation.

So again back to the discussion, and as pointed out so well by THIGV, it would probably be helpful if non-denominational Christians would specify that they are not seeking a denomination, but rather a simple fellowship of like-minded Christian faithful.

I'm pretty sure that's what the OP is requesting.

Most of the Vietnamese I have met and learned are Protestant identify as "Christian" or "Evangelical Christian," even if the church might have the name Protestant on the sign. Probably this practice became common in Vietnam because Catholic regimes came to Vietnam before the Protestants, so historically Protestants included the word "Protestant" to differentiate themselves. As well, in the west, I almost never come across the term "Protestant" in Christian circles except among Catholics, or when discussing history.  I think that term is most commonly used by Catholics to distinguish non-Catholic Christians from themselves. Also, we've left out Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Church of the East, which are rarely included in such conversations.

In the modern day and age, we are more likely to refer to denomination - ie. Baptist, Pentecostal, etc. or just call ourselves Christ followers or non-denominational.

Having spoken today with a good VN friend who is Catholic he has sent these links all allow westerners in




He said "These 3 are popular for foreigner service - Can go to their website for service time schedule.

The second one is his local church if anyone wants an introduction to meet him and church members I can arrange so you have someone to speak to he has good english skills.

wildwildwest wrote:

Most of the Vietnamese I have met and learned are Protestant identify as "Christian

How Vietnamese distinguish between denominations and self identify is not at issue.   For me at least, the issue is English speaking °µÍø½ûÇøs making queries about and using the term Christian to refer to either Evangelical or mainline Protestant churches to the exclusion of Catholic churches.  Unlike Vietnamese who may not appreciate the linguistic subtleties, the °µÍø½ûÇøs should know better.

If an °µÍø½ûÇø has already been discussing "Christian" churches with local Vietnamese, they don't really need to be asking here where they can find one.   They should be asking their Viet friends.

May I also recommend a good bilingual English-Vietnamese service? It's 5:30 pm on Sunday nights at Agape Church: 15A TÚ XƯƠNG P. 7 – Q. 3 – TP. HCM

This weekend will be their Christmas service, expect gifts!

Also, they have a few other locations, if you're not near District 3:

@TimmyW Hi - is this church in D1?

@TimmyW there are a few addresses similar

@Cindysar Hi - is this church service still at 10:30 a.m. in D2? I'd like to attend this morning

@Cindysar hello looking for a church here at Ho Chi Minh, can you tell me more about your church? Basic doctrines?

Thank you!

- @carz

@AD325 hello are you still at HCMC?

Christianity is constantly changing, ****

Hi Taylor,

Welcome to the forum, please note that we will happily field questions about places of worship or service times etc, however discussions/debates about religion & politics are a rabbit hole we don't go down on the forum.

@wildwildwest What is the address? What is the service time.

@Prime Rap What denomination is it and what time?

@wildwildwest What is the address and what time?

@Prime Rap What is the name of the church? What denomination is it?

@chasleh9

Hello chasleh9 and welcome to °µÍø½ûÇø.com!

The members you have replied to have not been active for quite some time, so it is doubtful that you will receive a reply (Prime Rap inactive for more than 3 years, wildwildwest for over one year).

I'm sorry I don't have an answer to your questions. A quick search for "Christian Church in Saigon" , though you've probably already tried that.

For further information regarding °µÍø½ûÇø life in Vietnam, please visit the Vietnam main forum page, here. Feel free to contribute to an ongoing thread, or to open your own "New Topic" for discussion.

Best of luck in your search.

Again, welcome aboard and hope to hear from you again soon.

A quick search for "Christian Church in Saigon" , though you've probably already tried that.

-@Aidan in HCMC

I am reassured that Google considers the Catholic Church to be Christian, even if most inquiring on this thread, and others like it,  don't seem to think so.

A quick search for "Christian Church in Saigon" , though you've probably already tried that.

-@Aidan in HCMC
I am reassured that Google considers the Catholic Church to be Christian, even if most inquiring on this thread, and others like it, don't seem to think so.
-@THIGV

I think not just Google, but likely GOD too