Changsha Church Christianity Explained

Changsha Church Christianity
Native Name:长沙市城北堂
Native Name Lang:zh
Pushpin Map:China Hunan#China
Pushpin Mapsize:250px
Map Caption:Location in Hunan
Coordinates:28.215°N 112.9781°W
Location:Xiangchun Street, Huangxing North Road, Changsha, Hunan
Country:China
Denomination:Protestantism
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Architect:London Missionary Society
Architectural Type:Church building
Style:Chinese traditional architecture
Years Built:1902
Floor Area:1002.4m2[1]
Materials:Wood and bricks
Archdiocese:Changsha
Diocese:Changsha
Bishop:Ren Xia

The Changsha Church Christianity is a 20th-century Chinese traditional architecture church.[2] [3] It is located in the Xiangchun Street, Kaifu District of Changsha, Hunan, China.[4]

History

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.[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

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

Notes and References

  1. News: http://www.church-cb.com/Channel_4.html . zh:教会简介 . church-cb.com. 2016 . zh.
  2. Web site: http://china.rednet.cn/c/2009/03/05/1719949.htm . zh:2009湖南春游之宗教祭祀篇:基督教城北堂 . 2009 . Rednet . zh . 2014-10-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160927202350/http://china.rednet.cn/c/2009/03/05/1719949.htm# . 2016-09-27 . dead .
  3. News: Xin. Di. http://www.gospeltimes.cn/index.php/portal/article/index/id/36236 . zh:长沙城北堂喜乐迎回归 月底前将搬回原教堂 . Fuyin Shibao.cn. 2016-09-16 . zh.
  4. Web site: http://www.fjnet.com/gdb/201301/t20130116_203750.htm . zh:湖南长沙市基督教城北堂积极从事公益慈善活动 . 2013 . fjnet.com . zh .
  5. News: http://szj.changsha.gov.cn/zj/zjcs/201507/t20150729_792581.html . zh:城北堂简介 . changsha.gov.cn . 2015-07-29 . zh . 2016-11-16 . 2016-11-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161113021347/http://szj.changsha.gov.cn/zj/zjcs/201507/t20150729_792581.html . dead .
  6. Book: 長沙市志编纂委员会办公室 . 長沙年鉴 . 長沙市志编纂委员会办公室 . 1988 . zh . 2024-04-30 . 376.
  7. News: 在南方的艳阳天里,听听这些长沙老建筑的故事 . 30 April 2024 . www.163.com . 8 December 2016.