Country China Founded 1846 (1846) Functional status Active Floor area 8,265 m² Province Guangdong Province Architectural type Church | Denomination Protestantism Status Parish church Opened 9 December 2001 Diocese Shenzhen Construction cost 29 million JPY Groundbreaking 3 July 1999 | |
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Location Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong | ||
Shenzhen Christ Church (Chinese: 基督教深圳堂; pinyin: Jīdūjiào Shēnzhèntáng) is a Protestant church located in Meilin Road, Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
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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 the Baoan area.
The Church was founded in 1898 by the Rhenish Missionary Society and was rebuilt in 1949.
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 pilgrim on May 27, 1984, after Deng Xiaoping returning to politics.
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).
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.