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Harbin Nangang Christian Church ( zh, t=哈爾濱南崗基督教會, s=哈尔滨南岗基督教会) is a
Ni-ai-la-yi Church
(in Chinese) * 1967 - Closed during the
English Group of Harbin Nangang Christian Church
The First Class Protected Buildings of Harbin
(in Chinese) Churches in Harbin Lutheran churches in Asia Lutheranism in China Protestant churches in China {{PRChina-church-stub
Harbin Nangang Christian Church ( zh, t=哈爾濱南崗基督教會, s=哈尔滨南岗基督教会) is a Protestant
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(formerly Lutheran
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) church in Harbin
Harbin (; mnc, , v=Halbin; ) is a sub-provincial city and the provincial capital and the largest city of Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China, as well as the second largest city by urban population after Shenyang and largest c ...
, Heilongjiang Province, China
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. The current building was built in 1916 and is located in Church Street, along East Dazhi Avenue, northeast of Hongbo Square. Its address is: No. 252, East Dazhi Avenue, Nangang District, Harbin. The church is next to the Eastern Orthodox Church of the Intercession and is almost identical in color to the Orthodox church beside it, with the same red walls and green roofs.
Brief history
* 1901 - As the construction of the Chinese Eastern Railway started, some Germans came to Harbin, for whom aBaptist
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church was built nearby, which was the first Protestant church in Harbin
* 1914 - A Lutheran
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church was built
* 1916 - The Lutheran church was re-built and known as Ni-ai-la-yi Church () (in Chinese) * 1967 - Closed during the
Cultural Revolution
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* 1980 - Re-opened for worship
Activities
The Nangang Christian Church holds a Chinese-language service and as of 2002, an ethnic Korean service. As of 2017, the church hosts an English fellowship with a mixed congregation of Chinese nationals and overseas citizens. The Sunday morning English service is held from 10:20 - 11:30 AM.See also
* Dalian Lutheran Church *Holy Cross Church, Wanzhou
Holy Cross Church ( zh, t=聖十字堂, s=圣十字堂, first=t, w=Shêng4-shih2-tzu4 tʽang2, p=Shèngshízì táng) is a Protestant church situated on Tianlong Road in Wanzhou District, Chongqing. It was founded in 1923 by the American Luthera ...
* Lutheran Church of China
Footnotes
External links
English Group of Harbin Nangang Christian Church
The First Class Protected Buildings of Harbin
(in Chinese) Churches in Harbin Lutheran churches in Asia Lutheranism in China Protestant churches in China {{PRChina-church-stub