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