Changsha Church Christianity

The Changsha Church Christianity (simplified Chinese: 长沙市城北堂; traditional Chinese: 長沙市城北堂; pinyin: Chángshāshì Chéngbeǐtáng) is a 20th-century Chinese traditional architecture church.[2][3] It is located in the Xiangchun Street, Kaifu District of Changsha, Hunan, China.[2][4]

Changsha Church Christianity
长沙市城北堂
Changsha Church Christianity
Changsha Church Christianity is located in Hunan
Changsha Church Christianity
Changsha Church Christianity
Location in Hunan
Changsha Church Christianity is located in China
Changsha Church Christianity
Changsha Church Christianity
Changsha Church Christianity (China)
28°12′54″N 112°58′41″E / 28.21500°N 112.97806°E / 28.21500; 112.97806
LocationXiangchun Street, Huangxing North Road, Changsha, Hunan
CountryChina
DenominationProtestantism
Websitewww.church-cb.com
History
StatusParish church
Founded1902 (1902)
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)London Missionary Society
Architectural typeChurch building
StyleChinese traditional architecture
Years built1902
Specifications
Floor area1,002.40 m2 (10,789.7 sq ft)[1]
MaterialsWood and bricks
Administration
ArchdioceseChangsha
DioceseChangsha
Clergy
Bishop(s)Ren Xia[1]

History

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It was built in 1902 by the London Missionary Society, then its management by the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America in 1912, and was destroyed by the war. It was rebuilt in 1917.[5]

In 1947, the Hunan Chinese Independent Christian Church was founded in here.

In 1966, during the Cultural Revolution, the church closed and became a warehouse. It again opened to pilgrim in 1980.[5][6]

In May 2002, it was listed as a "Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the Provincial Level" by the Hunan government.[7]

List of bishops

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Took office Left office Name Native name Notes
1980 1997 Li Yongwu 李擁吾
1997 2008 Luo Baoluo 罗保罗

References

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  1. ^ a b 教会简介. church-cb.com (in Chinese). 2016.
  2. ^ a b 2009湖南春游之宗教祭祀篇:基督教城北堂. Rednet (in Chinese). 2009. Archived from the original on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-10-04.
  3. ^ Xin, Di (2016-09-16). 长沙城北堂喜乐迎回归 月底前将搬回原教堂. Fuyin Shibao.cn (in Chinese).
  4. ^ 湖南长沙市基督教城北堂积极从事公益慈善活动. fjnet.com (in Chinese). 2013.
  5. ^ a b 城北堂简介. changsha.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2015-07-29. Archived from the original on 2016-11-13. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  6. ^ 長沙市志编纂委员会办公室 (1988). 長沙年鉴 (in Chinese). 長沙市志编纂委员会办公室. p. 376. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  7. ^ "在南方的艳阳天里,听听这些长沙老建筑的故事". www.163.com. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
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