Christ's Church, Ürümqi
乌鲁木齐市基督教会明德路堂
Christ's Church, Ürümqi
Christ's Church, Ürümqi is located in Dzungaria
Christ's Church, Ürümqi
Christ's Church, Ürümqi
Location in Xinjiang
43°47′25.6″N 87°37′31.4″E / 43.790444°N 87.625389°E / 43.790444; 87.625389
LocationTianshan District, Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China
DenominationProtestantism
History
StatusParish church
Founded1945 (1945)
Founder(s)Li Kaihuan, Zhai Mingxia
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeChurch building
Years built1945
Completed1995 (reconstruction)
Specifications
Floor area2,400-square-metre (26,000 sq ft)
MaterialsGranite, bricks
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese乌鲁木齐市基督教会明德路堂
Traditional Chinese烏魯木齊市基督教會明德路堂

Christ's Church, Ürümqi (Chinese: 乌鲁木齐市基督教会明德路堂) is a Protestant church located in Tianshan District of Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China.

History

In February 1945, Li Kaihuan (李开焕), a member of the OMF International, and his wife Zhai Mingxia (翟明霞), a member of the Baptists, went to Xinjiang to preach.[1] On August 26, Li held a general meeting of all believers and began preparations for the establishment of the church in Xinjiang. The Church Building Committee was built in March 1946 and began to raise funds for the construction of the church. Zhang Zhizhong, the then Governor of Xinjiang, also donated money.[2]

Li died in 1959 and was buried in Dongshan Ecological Park. His wife continued religious activities. In 1966, the Cultural Revolution broke out, religious activities were forced to stop and the church was used as an electronic research station. After the 3rd Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, the policy of religious freedom was implemented. The church was returned to the church in 1985.[3] A new church with a total area of 2,400-square-metre (26,000 sq ft) was carried out in October 1994 and was completed before Christmas in 1995.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Tang Shiming (唐世民) (1984). 基督教在新疆的传播 [The Spreading of Christianity in Xinjiang]. Xinjiang Social Science (in Chinese). Ürümqi, Xinjiang. 4: 140–143.
  2. ↑ Editorial Committee, ed. (1993). 乌鲁木齐文史资料 [Cultural and Historical Materials of Ürümqi] (in Chinese). Vol. 16. Ürümqi, Xinjiang: Xinjiang Youth Publishing House. pp. 134–143.
  3. 1 2 Fan Chenguang (范晨光) (16 April 2008). 新疆乌鲁木齐明德路堂. gospeltimes.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 November 2021.
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