Shenzhen Christian Church

Shenzhen Christian Church (Chinese: 基督教深圳堂; pinyin: Jīdūjiào Shēnzhèntáng; Jyutping: gei1 duk1 gaau3 sam1 zan3 tong4) is a Protestant church located in Meilin Road, Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.^[1][2]

Shenzhen Christian Church
基督教深圳堂
Shenzhen Christian Church
Shenzhen Christian Church Location in Guangdong Show map of Guangdong Shenzhen Christian Church Shenzhen Christian Church (China) Show map of China
22°34′26.3676″N 114°3′12.258″E / 22.573991000°N 114.05340500°E / 22.573991000; 114.05340500Coordinates: 22°34′26.3676″N 114°3′12.258″E / 22.573991000°N 114.05340500°E / 22.573991000; 114.05340500
Location	Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong
Country	China
Denomination	Protestantism
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1846 (1846)
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Church building
Style	Modern
Years built	1898
Groundbreaking	3 July 1999
Completed	9 December 2001
Construction cost	¥29 million
Specifications
Height	28 m (92 ft)
Floor area	8,265 m^2 (0.003191 sq mi)
Materials	Bricks

History

The introduction of Christianity into the Shenzhen area began in 1846, belonging to the Basel Mission and Rhenish Missionary Society. It had established 27 churches and missionaries, mainly concentrated in Bao'an.^[3]

The old church was founded in 1898 in Luohu District by the Rhenish Missionary Society and was rebuilt in 1949.^[3]

In 1966, the Cultural Revolution was launched by Mao Zedong, it was taken as the office of local government, and the church staff went to home to do farm work and the church was forced to halt all activities.

The church again opened to worship on May 27, 1984, after Deng Xiaoping returned to politics.^[3]

In 1998, the Shenzhen government provided a 4,400 m² (0.0017 sq mi) land in Meilin Huaguo Hill (梅林花果山) of Futian District (including green belt) for the new church of construction land. Groundbreaking ceremony was held on July 3, 1999, and was completed in August 2000. The new church was put into use on December 9, 2001. The new church cost 30 million yuan, more than ninety percent of the donations from local believers in Shenzhen. It has an area of 8,265 square metres (2.042 acres) and a height of 28 m (92 ft).^[3]

Parish

The church has three Sunday Services (主日崇拜). One is at 9:00 am on Sunday morning, at 12:00 am Sunday noon and 7:30 pm on Sunday afternoon. There are Weekday Meeting (周间聚会) at 7:30am from Tuesday to Saturday.

Transportation

• Take subway Line 9 (Meilin Line) to get off at Xiameilin Station, getting out from Exit C and walk to Xiameilin Market Bus Stop (下梅林市场站) to transfer to bus No. 374, 201 or 67 to Meilin Second Village Bus Stop (梅林二村站).
• Take bus No. 30, 35, 44, 45, 60, 67, 201, 207, 240, 242, 324 or 361 to Meilin Second Village Bus Stop (梅林二村站).

Gallery

•  
•  
•  

  Stairs

•  

  Southwest corner

•  

References

1. 深圳市委马兴瑞书记视察基督教深圳堂. The Protestant churches in China (in Chinese). 20 July 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
2. . Sohu (in Chinese). 2015-09-25. Archived from the original on 2016-10-09.
3. 深圳基督教会恢复礼拜三十周年 回看教会发展历程. gospeltimes.cn (in Chinese). 7 July 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2019.

Further reading

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shenzhen Christian Church.

• Official website (in Chinese)
• Weihong, Luo (2014-05-01). 《中国基督教（新教）史》 [History of Protestantism in China] (in Chinese). Shanghai: Shanghai People's Publishing House. ISBN 9787208121324.