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Beijing Street Church ( zh, t=北京街禮拜堂, s=北京街礼拜堂) is a 
China Christian Council home page
in Chinese and English
( (Addresses and phone numbers, in Chinese)
Protestant
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church located in Dalian
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, China. It is the former Dalian Lutheran Church ( zh, t=大連路德教堂, s=大连路德教堂, first=t, links=no) and its church building is now a Historical Building Protected by Dalian City. It was recently renamed as Dalian City Cheng-en Church (, literally "Dalian City Receiving Grace Church"), but the local people still call it "Beijing Street Church."
Brief history
* From 1895, the Danish National Church (Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark) sent missions to Beijing and northern China, and in 1914, built the Dalian Lutheran Church, in this city which was Japan'sleased territory
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at that time.
* It officially belonged to the Lutheran Church of Northern China, of Lutheran Church of China. In the nearby naval port of Lüshun, another Lutheran church was built, which also still exists.
* At the end of the Second World War
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and the establishment of the People's Republic of China
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. it came to be known as Beijing Street Church. When the Cultural Revolution 1966-1977 ended and Christian worship restarted, it came to belong to the post-denominational China Christian Council
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.
* The offices of the China Christian Council
The China Christian Council (CCC; ) was founded in 1980 as an umbrella organization for all Protestant churches in the People's Republic of China with Bishop K. H. Ting as its president. It works to provide theological education and the publica ...
and Three-Self Patriotic Movement
The Three-Self Patriotic Movement (TSPM; ) is the official government supervisory organ for Protestantism in the People's Republic of China. It is colloquially known as the Three-Self Church ().
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Committee of Dalian City, which used to be housed in the former rectory of this church, had recently moved to May 1 Square.
* In 2002, it was listed as a Historic Building Under Protection of the City of Dalian.
* In 2006, was renamed as Dalian City Cheng-en Church (, literally "Dalian City Receiving Grace Church), but the local people still call it "Beijing Street Church."
See also
*Christianity
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and Protestantism
Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes Justification (theology), justification of sinners Sola fide, through faith alone, the teaching that Salvation in Christianity, salvation comes by unmerited Grace in Christianity, divin ...
* Christianity in China
Christianity has been present in China since the early medieval period, and became a significant presence in the country during the early modern era. The Church of the East appeared in China in the 7th century, during the Tang dynasty. Catholic C ...
, Protestantism in China
Protestant Christianity ( zh, t=基督敎新敎, p=Jīdūjiào xīnjiào, l=New teachings of Christianity, in comparison to earlier Roman Catholicism) entered China in the early 19th century, taking root in a significant way during the Qing dyn ...
and Three-Self Patriotic Movement
The Three-Self Patriotic Movement (TSPM; ) is the official government supervisory organ for Protestantism in the People's Republic of China. It is colloquially known as the Three-Self Church ().
The National Committee of the Three-Self Patrio ...
* Danish National Church (Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark)
* Holy Cross Church, Wanzhou (Former Lutheran church in Chongqing)
* Yuguang Street Church and Dalian Catholic Church in Dalian, China
External links
China Christian Council home page
in Chinese and English
( (Addresses and phone numbers, in Chinese)
References
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