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Christ's Church, Nanjing

Coordinates: 32°04′13″N 118°46′38″E / 32.070361°N 118.777351°E / 32.070361; 118.777351
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Christ's Church, Nanjing
南京基督教堂
Christ's Church, Nanjing in 2009
Christ's Church, Nanjing is located in Jiangsu
Christ's Church, Nanjing
Christ's Church, Nanjing
Location in Jiangsu
32°04′13″N 118°46′38″E / 32.070361°N 118.777351°E / 32.070361; 118.777351
LocationGulou District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
DenominationProtestantism
History
StatusParish church
Founded1941 (1941)
Founder(s)Zhao Shuying
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeChurch building
Specifications
Floor area242 m2 (2,600 sq ft)
MaterialsGranite
Chinese name
Chinese南京基督教堂
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinNanjing Jīdū Jiàotáng
Christ's Church, Jiangsu Road
Simplified Chinese江苏路基督教堂
Traditional Chinese江蘇路基督教堂
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiāngsūlù Jīdū Jiàotáng

The Christ's Church, Nanjing (Chinese: 南京基督教堂), locally known as Christ's Church, Jiangsu Road (江苏路基督教堂), is a Protestant church located on Jiangsu Road, in Gulou District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.[1]

History

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The church traces its origins to the former "Lingguang Church" (灵光堂), founded by Zhao Shuying in 1941. In 1946, the Chinese Christian Spiritual Seminary, which was founded by Jia Yuming, moved back to Nanjing from Chongqing and rented it as the school location.

During the Cultural Revolution, the church was closed and reopened to the public in 1982. The church relocated to the current location in December 1999.

References

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  1. ^ 【教会巡礼】南京最大教堂 圣训堂气势磅礡. cdn-news.org (in Chinese). 6 May 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2021.