Xita Church Explained

Xita Church is a Protestant church for the Korean Chinese, located in the Xita area of Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.

History

A brief history is as follows:^[1]

1913, five missionaries of the women's group of the Protestant churches in Uiju, North Pyongan, Korea, arrived.
1917, the original church (now preserved on the right side of the present-day church) was completed.
1951, all Korean missionaries went back to Korea.
1957, Wu Aien became responsible.
1966–1979, the church was closed during the Cultural Revolution.
1981, Wu Aien became the pastor.
1993, the present-day 6-storey church building was dedicated.
2003, a Chinese-language group was started.