Gospel Church, Zhenjiang (Chinese: 镇江市福音堂), locally known as Gospel Church, Daxi Road (大西路福音堂), is a Protestant church located in Runzhou District of Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China.[1]
| Gospel Church, Zhenjiang | |||||||
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镇江市福音堂 | |||||||
 Gospel Church, Zhenjiang in 2013 | |||||||
  Gospel Church, Zhenjiang Location in Jiangsu | |||||||
| 32°13′01″N 119°26′46″E / 32.216936°N 119.446085°E | |||||||
| Location | Runzhou District, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China | ||||||
| Denomination | Protestantism | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Status | Parish church | ||||||
| Founded | 1889 | ||||||
| Founder(s) | Carl Frederick Kupfer | ||||||
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| Functional status | Active | ||||||
| Architectural type | Church building | ||||||
| Specifications | |||||||
| Floor area | 1,216.92-square-metre (13,098.8 sq ft) | ||||||
| Materials | Granite, bricks | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 镇江市福音堂 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 鎮江市福音堂 | ||||||
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| Gospel Church, Daxi Road | |||||||
| Chinese | 大西路福音堂 | ||||||
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History edit
In 1889, the Methodist Episcopal Church bought four mu lands to build the Gospel Church and its annex Chongdao School (崇道学校), designing by American missionary Carl Frederick Kupfer (郎登·库思非).[1][2] The new church is 1,216.92-square-metre (13,098.8 sq ft), which can accommodate up to 1,000 Protestants.[1]
During the Second Sino-Japanese War, the church sheltered a large number of refugees from the impending Japanese slaughter.[1] The church was looted when the Imperial Japanese Army occupied Jiangsu.[1]
The church was closed during the ten-year Cultural Revolution and was officially reopened to the public in 1980.[1] In May 1982, it was designated as a municipal cultural relic preservation organ by the Zhenjiang government.[1]
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References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g Wu Zhongyi (毋忠毅) (17 January 2020). 一百三十余年的镇江大西路福音堂. gospeltimes.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ 【圣诞】江苏圣诞气氛最纯正的十大教堂. ifeng.com (in Chinese). 18 December 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
Further reading edit
- Weihong, Luo (1 May 2014). 中国基督教（新教）史 [History of Protestantism in China] (in Chinese). Shanghai: Shanghai People's Publishing House. ISBN 9787208121324.