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 Protestantism is a Christian denomination, branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Reformation, Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century agai ...

(formerly

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) church in

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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

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started, some Germans came to Harbin, for whom a

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church was built nearby, which was the first Protestant church in Harbin * 1914 - A

church was built * 1916 - The Lutheran church was re-built and known as Ni-ai-la-yi Church () Ni-ai-la-yi Church
(in Chinese) * 1967 - Closed during the

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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.

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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

Brief history

Activities

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