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.
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 (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
 
References
- ^ Xita Church (Hudong Encyclopedia) (in Chinese)
 
External links
- Official site (unknown)