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Changchun Christian Church () is one of the largest and historically important
Xiwu Avenue Church (Changchun Christian Church) in Changchun City's Nanguan District Government web
(in Chinese) * In 1893, joined by the
Changchun Women's Hospital
(in Chinese) Churches in Changchun {{PRChina-church-stub
Changchun Christian Church () is one of the largest and historically important Protestant
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churches in Changchun
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churches in Changchun
Changchun is the capital and largest city of Jilin, Jilin Province, China, on the Songliao Plain. Changchun is administered as a , comprising seven districts, one county and three county-level cities. At the 2020 census of China, Changchun ha ...
, Jilin Province
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Committees of Changchun City and Jilin Province.
The church's address is: No. 131, West Wuma Road, Nanguan District
Nanguan District () is one of seven districts of the prefecture-level city of Changchun, the capital of Jilin Province, Northeast China, and forms part of the urban core. It borders the districts of Kuancheng to the north, Erdao to the northea ...
, Changchun City, 134402. It is also called the Xiwu Road church. Worship is held at 8:00 Sunday, 16:00 Wednesday, 16:00 Friday and 9:00 Saturday.
Brief history
* In 1886, the Irish Presbyterian Mission ( Thomas Crosby Fulton, in ) was sent to Changchun.(in Chinese) * In 1893, joined by the
English Presbyterian Mission
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(English name uncertain, in ), which four years later built a church at the present site.
* In 1902, a medical hospital was built next to the church, which remains as Changchun Women's Hospital.
* In 1930, the church's annex building was built.
* In 1941, as the British-Japanese relations soured, the church was ceded to the Japanese and it became the Manchurian United Christian Church headquarters.
* After 1959, the church participates in the Three-Self Patriotic Movement and belongs to the China Christian Council.
* In 1998, the 3-storey present church building was built in an Irish Protestant church style. It can accommodate 6,000 people.
See also
*Presbyterian Church
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* Manchukuo
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* 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 ...
* 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 ...
* Protestant churches in Northeast China
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Yuguang Street Church, Shenyang
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Dongguan Church, Changchun Christian Church, Harbin Nangang Christian Church
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References
External links
Changchun Women's Hospital
(in Chinese) Churches in Changchun {{PRChina-church-stub