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St John's Church, Chengdu
St John's Church ( zh, t=聖約翰堂, s=圣约翰堂, first=t, w=Shêng4-yüeh1-han4 tʽang2, p=Shèngyuēhàn táng), today known as Shangxiang Christian Church ( zh, t=上翔堂, s=上翔堂, w=Shang4-hsiang2 tʽang2, p=Shàngxiáng táng, links=no), is a Protestant church situated on Shangxiang Street in the city of Chengdu, Sichuan Province. Founded in 1909, it was originally an Anglican church in the Diocese of Western China (also, Diocese of Szechwan). History At the close of 1891, the Rev J H Horsburgh of the Church Missionary Society (CMS) of Church of England, along with other missionaries, entered Sichuan as the first band of CMS missionaries to take up work in that province. The Diocese of West China was established in 1895, and William Cassels, one of the Cambridge Seven, became the first diocesan bishop, ordained by the Archbishop of Canterbury ( Edward White Benson). In 1909, Cassels purchased a land near Xishuncheng Street, in Chengdu, for building the Fu Jen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qingyang District
Qingyang District () is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, Southwest China. It is bordered by Jinniu District to the northeast, Jinjiang District to the southeast, Wuhou District to the south, Shuangliu County to the southwest, Wenjiang District to the west, and Pidu District to the north. Qingyang has an area of 68 square kilometers and a population of 460,000. Official website of Qingyang District Government, visited on May 26, 2008. Tourist attractions The following are in the Qingyang District: * * |
Cambridge Seven
The Cambridge Seven were six students from Cambridge University and one from the Royal Military Academy, who in 1885, decided to become missionaries to China through the China Inland Mission. The seven were: * Charles Thomas Studd * Montagu Harry Proctor Beauchamp * Stanley P. Smith * Arthur T. Polhill-Turner *Dixon Edward Hoste * Cecil H. Polhill-Turner * William Wharton Cassels Preparations in Britain Having been accepted as missionaries by Hudson Taylor of the China Inland Mission the seven were scheduled to leave for China in early February 1885. Before leaving the seven held a farewell tour to spread the message across the country – it was during this tour that someone dubbed them "The Cambridge Seven." For the next month, the seven toured the University campuses of England and Scotland, holding meetings for the students. Queen Victoria was pleased to receive their booklet containing The Cambridge Seven's testimonies. The record of their departure is recorded in "The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sï-Shen-Tsï Methodist Church
The Sï-Shen-Tsï Methodist Church (also spelled Sz Shen Tsz; zh, t=四聖祠禮拜堂, s=四圣祠礼拜堂, first=t, w=Ssu4-Shêng4-Tzʻu2 Li3-pai4-tʻang2, p=Sìshèngcí Lǐbàitáng, l=Sï-Shen-Tsï Chapel), also known as The First ethodistChurch f Chengtu'', Gospel Church ( zh, t=福音堂, s=福音堂, w=Fu2-yin1 Tʻang2, p=Fúyīn Táng, links=no) or Enguang Protestant Church ( zh, t=恩光堂, s=恩光堂, w=Ên-kuang Tʻang, p=Ēnguāng Táng, l=Gracious Light Church, links=no), is a Protestant church situated on Sishengci North Street in the city of Chengtu, Sichuan Province (formerly romanized as Sz-Chuan or Szechwan, also referred to as "West China"). History Sï-Shen-Tsï Church was erected in 1894 by the Rev. , leader of the West China Mission of the Missionary Society of the Methodist Church in Canada (MCC), which at the time was practically a chapel. The church was designed by Walter Small, a Victoria University graduate known as the "Mission's Builder". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St John's Cathedral, Langzhong
St John's Cathedral ( zh, t=聖約翰座堂, s=圣约翰座堂, first=t, w=Shêng4-yüeh1-han4 tso4-tʽang2, p=Shèngyuēhàn zuòtáng), today known as Gospel Church ( zh, t=福音堂, s=福音堂, w=Fu2-yin1 tʽang2, p=Fúyīn táng, links=no), is a Protestant church situated on Yangtianjing Street in the county-level city of Langzhong, Nanchong, Sichuan Province. Founded in 1908, the church was formerly the Anglican cathedral of the Szechwan Diocese of the Church in China, and the largest Anglican church in Southwest China. History The first Anglican church in Langzhong (then known as Langchung, Paoning or Paoning Foo aoning / Baoning Fu, the Trinity Church, built in 1893, had become too small as the number of converts had increased. After a series of problems, St John's was eventually built on Yangtianjing Street, under the supervision of William Cassels, one of the Cambridge Seven, and the then missionary bishop in the Diocese of Western China. Construction began in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gospel Church, Wanzhou
Gospel Church ( zh, t=福音堂, s=福音堂, w=Fu2-yin1 tʽang2, p=Fúyīn táng) is a Protestant church situated on Tiantai Road in Wanzhou District, Chongqing. Built in 1901, it was originally an Anglican church in the Diocese of Western China (also, Diocese of Szechwan). History Protestantism was first introduced to Wanzhou (then known as Wanhsien an County was part of Sichuan Province) by a British Anglican missionary in 1882. The first baptism took place in 1896, conducted by two British missionaries, with 16 locals being baptised into Anglican Church. In 1901, a residential property on Sanma Road was purchased for 2400 taels of sycee by the local Anglican missionary Chao Shang-lien, and was converted into a place of worship named Gospel Church. In 1919, the East Szechwan School of Theology was established by a British missionary in Wanhsien. Along with the Lutheran Holy Cross Church, the church became one of the county's main venues for Protestant worship. The Wan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gospel Church, Mianyang
The Gospel Church ( zh, t=福音堂, s=福音堂, w=Fu2-yin1 tʽang2, p=Fúyīn táng), commonly referred to as the Fucheng Christian Church ( zh, t=涪城區基督教堂, s=涪城区基督教堂, first=t, w=Fu2-chʽêng2-chʽü1 Chi1-tu1 chiao4-tʽang2, p=Fúchéngqū Jīdū jiàotáng, l=Fucheng District Christian Church), is a Protestant church situated on Jiefang Street in Fucheng District, Mianyang. It was first built in 1895 and was originally an Anglican church belonging to the Church of England (after 1912 forming part of the Anglican-Episcopal Province of China). After the communist takeover of China in 1949, Christian Churches in China were forced to sever their ties with respective overseas Churches, which has thus led to the merging of Gospel Church into the communist-established Three-Self Patriotic Church. History Protestantism was first introduced to Mianyang (then known as Mienchow ianzhou around 1894, by Church Missionary Society missionaries, an evangelic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglicanism In Sichuan
Anglicanism in Sichuan refers to the history and implantation of Anglicanism in the Chinese province of Sichuan (formerly romanized as Szechwan, Szechuan, or Ssuchuan; also referred to as "Western China"). Anglicanism, along with Methodism, were the two largest Protestant denominations in that province. History First Anglican missionaries The Cambridge Seven were Anglicans serving under the interdenominational society China Inland Mission (CIM). Four of them were going to be the first Anglican missionaries working in the western province of Sichuan. William Cassels, was already an ordained priest; Arthur T. Polhill-Turner, was studying for holy orders when he volunteered for the mission in China; Montagu Proctor-Beauchamp, a baronet from the Proctor-Beauchamp family; and Arthur's elder brother Cecil H. Polhill-Turner, a Pentecostal revivalist. They left London for China on 5 February 1885. After studying the local language, the four were transferred to Sichuan in 1887. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christianity In China
Christianity in China has been present since at least the 3rd century, and it has gained a significant amount of influence during the last 200 years. While Christianity may have existed in China before the 3rd century, evidence of its existence begins to surmount with the attestation of the Syriac-speaking ethnographer Bardesanes at the end of the 2nd century. Presently, verifiable evidence of Christianity's existence in China can only be dated back to the 7th century. The significant lack of evidence of Christianity's existence in China between the 3rd century and the 7th century can likely be attributed to the barriers placed in Persia by the Sassanids and the closure of the trade route in Turkestan. Both events prevented Christians from staying in contact with their mother church, the Syriac Antiochian Church, thereby halting the spread of Christianity until the reign of emperor T'sai-tsung, or Taizong (627-649). Taizong, who had studied the Christian Scriptures which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Patriotic Movement of the Protestant Churches in China () and the China Christian Council (CCC) are known in China as the ''lianghui'' (two organizations). Together they form the state-sanctioned Protestant church in mainland China. They are overseen by the United Front Work Department of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) following the State Administration for Religious Affairs' absorption into the United Front Work Department in 2018. History Christian Manifesto In May 1950, Y. T. Wu and other prominent Protestant leaders such as T. C. Chao, Chen Chonggui, and Cora Deng met in Beijing with Chinese premier Zhou Enlai to discuss Protestant Christianity's relationship with the young People's Republic of China. "The Christian Manifesto" w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
