| Baptist Church, Yangzhou | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Native Name: | 扬州浸会堂 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | zh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pushpin Map: | China Jiangsu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Map Caption: | Location in Jiangsu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 32.3646°N 119.5412°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location: | Guangling District, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denomination: | Protestantism | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status: | Parish church | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Functional Status: | Active | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural Type: | Church building | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Materials: | Bricks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Baptist Church, Yangzhou, locally known as Baptist Church, Xianliang Street and Chapel, Cuiyuan Road, is a Protestant church located in Guangling District of Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China.[1]
The church traces its origins to the former Lingquan Teahouse .[1] The International Mission Board bought it in 1917 and reformed it as a church in 1923.[1] During the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Imperial Japanese Army commandeered it and used it as a cinema and cafe house.[1] The church was restored and redecorated in 1946.[1] The church was closed during the ten-year Cultural Revolution.[1] It was officially reopened to the public in 1981.[1] In January 2008, it was designated as a municipal cultural relic preservation organ by the Yangzhou government.