The Changsha Church Christianity (simplified Chinese: 长沙市城北堂; traditional Chinese: 長沙市城北堂; pinyin: Chángshāshì Chéngbeǐtáng) is a 20th-century Chinese traditional architecture church.[2][3] It is located in the Xiangchun Street, Kaifu District of Changsha, Hunan, China.[2][4]
| Changsha Church Christianity | |
|---|---|
长沙市城北堂 | |
 Changsha Church Christianity | |
  Changsha Church Christianity Location in Hunan  Changsha Church Christianity Changsha Church Christianity (China) | |
| 28°12′54″N 112°58′41″E / 28.21500°N 112.97806°E | |
| Location | Xiangchun Street, Huangxing North Road, Changsha, Hunan |
| Country | China |
| Denomination | Protestantism |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1902 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | London Missionary Society |
| Architectural type | Church building |
| Style | Chinese traditional architecture |
| Years built | 1902 |
| Specifications | |
| Floor area | 1,002.40 m2 (10,789.7 sq ft)[1] |
| Materials | Wood and bricks |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Changsha |
| Diocese | Changsha |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Ren Xia[1] |
History
editIt 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.[5][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
edit| Took office | Left office | Name | Native name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1997 | Li Yongwu | 李擁吾 | |
| 1997 | 2008 | Luo Baoluo | 罗保罗 |
References
edit- ^ a b 教会简介. church-cb.com (in Chinese). 2016.
- ^ a b 2009湖南春游之宗教祭祀篇：基督教城北堂. Rednet (in Chinese). 2009. Archived from the original on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-10-04.
- ^ Xin, Di (2016-09-16). 长沙城北堂喜乐迎回归 月底前将搬回原教堂. Fuyin Shibao.cn (in Chinese).
- ^ 湖南长沙市基督教城北堂积极从事公益慈善活动. fjnet.com (in Chinese). 2013.
- ^ a b 城北堂简介. changsha.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2015-07-29. Archived from the original on 2016-11-13. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
- ^ 長沙市志编纂委员会办公室 (1988). 長沙年鉴 (in Chinese). 長沙市志编纂委员会办公室. p. 376. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ^ "在南方的艳阳天里，听听这些长沙老建筑的故事". www.163.com. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
External links
edit- (in Chinese) Official website
