Gospel Church, Zhenjiang

Gospel Church, Zhenjiang
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
Location	Runzhou District, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
Denomination	Protestantism
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1889 (1889)
Founder(s)	Carl Frederick Kupfer
Architecture
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
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhènjiāngshì Fúyīntáng
Gospel Church, Daxi Road
Chinese	大西路福音堂
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dàxīlù Fúyīntáng

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]

History

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]

Gallery

Entrance

Entrance

Chongdao School

References

1. 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.
2. 【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

• 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.