Evangelical Free Church of China (EFCC) is a Chinese Protestant denomination historically based in Mainland China and Hong Kong. It is today one of the largest evangelical denominations in Hong Kong.
Yan Fook Church is the largest church of EFCCEvangel Seminary
In 1887, the Swedish American Hans J. von Qualen of the Evangelical Free Church of America became the denomination's first missionary to China. After a short period of language study in Canton, von Qualen established the mission's first chapel in 1888 outside the city of Canton in Henan province as a base for evangelism.[1][2] By 1925, as the mission developed and had 28 Chinese and Western Christian workers, the mission developed Bible classes which would eventually lead to the establishment of the Canton Bible Institute in 1927, later known as the Evangel Seminary.[1][3]
It established its first church, Tin Chuen Church, in Hong Kong in 1937. In 1949, a large number of missionaries relocated themselves, along with the Evangel Seminary, south to Hong Kong when there was a change in Chinese political scenery. At the same time, the EFCC Headquarters was also moved to Hong Kong to continue the implementation of its goal.[4]
Doctrineedit
According to the Holy Bible, EFCC sticks to these 7 basic doctrine.[5]
Believe in one true God, Creator of all things and Lord of the universe, eternally existing in three person, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, being true God and true man, having been conceived of the Holy spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He died on the cross for the atonement of man's iniquities, so that man may be delivered from the condemnation and power of sin. Further, He arose from dead, ascended into heaven, where at the right hand of the Father He now is the Advocate and High Priest interceding for the saints. He is also the Head of the Church, and will come visibly again from heaven to establish His kingdom and to judge the living and the dead.
Believe that the Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, who descended on the day of Pentecost to glorify Christ, convict sinners, grant new birth, and to indwell and empower the believers for victories and holy living, and to unite them into one body, the Church of Christ.
Believe that man was created in the image of God but became spiritually dead because of disobedience to God. Since Adam our fore-father sinned, all have become sinners, living under the wrath of God. Only through sincere repentance and acceptance of Christ's redemption, cleansing by His blood and regeneration by the Holy Spirit can one enter the Kingdom of God.
Believe in the Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments, to be the inspired Word of God, the living Word of life, wholly truthful and trustworthy, and the final authority for all Christian faith and life.
Believe that all men will be resurrected, the believers to eternal life and heavenly blessings and the unbelievers to eternal death in hell.
Believe that Satan is the Devil, the source of all evils. He is working in the hearts of disobedient men, and will one day receive eternal punishment.
^ ab"Zai hua shi gong fazhan dashi nian biao" [Chronology of the Development of Work in China]. Evangelical Free Church of China (in Chinese). from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
^Tiedemann, R. G. (2 September 2009). Reference Guide to Christian Missionary Societies in China. M.E. Sharpe. p. 219. ISBN978-0-7656-4001-7.
^"Zai gang shi gong fazhan dashi nian biao" [Chronology of the Development of Work in Hong Kong]. Evangelical Free Church of China (in Chinese). from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
^"Xinyang" [Faith]. Evangelical Free Church of China (in Chinese). from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
^"Bodao hui tang hui" [Evangelical Free Church of China Churches]. Evangelical Free Church of China (in Chinese). from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
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For Other churches and denominations using the name Evangelical Free see Evangelical Free Church disambiguation This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Evangelical Free Church of China news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Evangelical Free Church of China EFCC is a Chinese Protestant denomination historically based in Mainland China and Hong Kong It is today one of the largest evangelical denominations in Hong Kong Yan Fook Church is the largest church of EFCCEvangel Seminary Contents 1 History 2 Doctrine 3 Organisation 4 Social service 5 Churches 5 1 Hong Kong Island 5 2 Kowloon 5 3 The New Territories 6 See also 7 ReferencesHistory editIn 1887 the Swedish American Hans J von Qualen of the Evangelical Free Church of America became the denomination s first missionary to China After a short period of language study in Canton von Qualen established the mission s first chapel in 1888 outside the city of Canton in Henan province as a base for evangelism 1 2 By 1925 as the mission developed and had 28 Chinese and Western Christian workers the mission developed Bible classes which would eventually lead to the establishment of the Canton Bible Institute in 1927 later known as the Evangel Seminary 1 3 It established its first church Tin Chuen Church in Hong Kong in 1937 In 1949 a large number of missionaries relocated themselves along with the Evangel Seminary south to Hong Kong when there was a change in Chinese political scenery At the same time the EFCC Headquarters was also moved to Hong Kong to continue the implementation of its goal 4 Doctrine editAccording to the Holy Bible EFCC sticks to these 7 basic doctrine 5 Believe in one true God Creator of all things and Lord of the universe eternally existing in three person Father Son and Holy Spirit Believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God being true God and true man having been conceived of the Holy spirit and born of the Virgin Mary He died on the cross for the atonement of man s iniquities so that man may be delivered from the condemnation and power of sin Further He arose from dead ascended into heaven where at the right hand of the Father He now is the Advocate and High Priest interceding for the saints He is also the Head of the Church and will come visibly again from heaven to establish His kingdom and to judge the living and the dead Believe that the Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity who descended on the day of Pentecost to glorify Christ convict sinners grant new birth and to indwell and empower the believers for victories and holy living and to unite them into one body the Church of Christ Believe that man was created in the image of God but became spiritually dead because of disobedience to God Since Adam our fore father sinned all have become sinners living under the wrath of God Only through sincere repentance and acceptance of Christ s redemption cleansing by His blood and regeneration by the Holy Spirit can one enter the Kingdom of God Believe in the Scriptures both Old and New Testaments to be the inspired Word of God the living Word of life wholly truthful and trustworthy and the final authority for all Christian faith and life Believe that all men will be resurrected the believers to eternal life and heavenly blessings and the unbelievers to eternal death in hell Believe that Satan is the Devil the source of all evils He is working in the hearts of disobedient men and will one day receive eternal punishment Organisation editEvangel Seminary Evangel Children s Home Evangel Hospital Evangelical Free Church of China Hong Kong Overseas missions board Evangel College nbsp Evangel Seminary nbsp Evangel Children s Home nbsp Evangel Hospital nbsp Evangel CollegeSocial service editElderly centre Society and family service Kindergarten Study room and education centreChurches editThere are 52 churches in Hong Kong Island Kowloon The New Territories and Islands District recently 6 The following churches are listed in the year founded Hong Kong Island edit 5 Ling Chuen Church 11 Christ Church 18 Taikoo Shing Church 20 Kong Fok Church 28 Kornhill Community Church 31 Tung Fook Church 32 International Church 42 Ling Fook Church 50 Aldrich Bay ChurchKowloon edit nbsp Canaan Wendell Memorial Church1 Tin Chuen Church 2 Grace Church 3 Wendell Memorial Church 4 Woot Chuen Church 6 Fook Chuen Church 7 Elim Church 8 Canaan Wendell Memorial Church 9 Kwun Tong Church 10 Waterloo Hill Church 12 Joy Church 14 San Po Kong Church 17 Choi Fook Church 21 Shun On Church 23 Wo Ping Church 24 Glorious Grace Church 25 Yan Fook Church 27 Hing Tin Wendell Memorial Church 30 Woot Kei Church 34 Tsim Fook Church 38 Woot Oi Church 40 Lam Tin Church 43 Amazing Grace Church 49 Lok Yan Church 52 Mong Fook Church 54 Spring Church 55 Yan Fook Church Kowloon East The New Territories edit nbsp Evangel College Wendell Memorial Church13 Tuen Mun Church 15 King Fook Church 16 Hong Fook Church 19 Faith Church 22 Shan Fook Church 26 Fook On Church 29 Po Nga Church 36 Tin Fook Church 39 Abundant Grace Church 41 Tin Yan Church 44 Verbena Height Church 45 Tuen Yan Church 46 Discovery Bay International Community Church 47 The Fountain of Love Church 48 Fook Yat Church 51 Evangel College Wendell Memorial Church 53 On Fook ChurchSee also editEvangelical Free Church of AmericaReferences edit a b Zai hua shi gong fazhan dashi nian biao Chronology of the Development of Work in China Evangelical Free Church of China in Chinese Archived from the original on 24 June 2019 Retrieved 24 June 2019 Tiedemann R G 2 September 2009 Reference Guide to Christian Missionary Societies in China M E Sharpe p 219 ISBN 978 0 7656 4001 7 History Evangel Seminary Retrieved 24 June 2019 permanent dead link Zai gang shi gong fazhan dashi nian biao Chronology of the Development of Work in Hong Kong Evangelical Free Church of China in Chinese Archived from the original on 24 June 2019 Retrieved 24 June 2019 Xinyang Faith Evangelical Free Church of China in Chinese Archived from the original on 24 June 2019 Retrieved 24 June 2019 Bodao hui tang hui Evangelical Free Church of China Churches Evangelical Free Church of China in Chinese Archived from the original on 24 June 2019 Retrieved 24 June 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Evangelical Free Church of China amp oldid 1198618966, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
