Xita Church

Xita Church (Chinese: 西塔教会) is a Protestant church for the Korean Chinese, located in the Xita area of Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.

Xita Church

The Old Xita Church

History

A brief history is as follows:

• 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 (Chinese: 吴爱恩) 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.

Today

• Address: No. 37, Shifu Dalu, Heping District, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province
• Number of Christians: 3,000

See also

• Christianity and Protestantism
• Christianity in China, Protestantism in China and Three-Self Patriotic Movement
• Dongguan Church and Sacred Heart Cathedral of Shenyang, in Shenyang

External links

• Official site (unknown)