Christ's Church, Nanjing
南京基督教堂
Christ's Church, Nanjing in 2009
Christ's Church, Nanjing Location in Jiangsu
32°04′13″N 118°46′38″E / 32.070361°N 118.777351°E / 32.070361; 118.777351
Location	Gulou District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Denomination	Protestantism
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1941 (1941)
Founder(s)	Zhao Shuying
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Church building
Specifications
Floor area	242 m2 (2,600 sq ft)
Materials	Granite
Chinese name
Chinese	南京基督教堂
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Nanjing Jīdū Jiàotáng
Christ's Church, Jiangsu Road
Simplified Chinese	江苏路基督教堂
Traditional Chinese	江蘇路基督教堂
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jiāngsūlù Jīdū Jiàotáng

The Christ's Church, Nanjing (Chinese: 南京基督教堂), locally known as Christ's Church, Jiangsu Road (江苏路基督教堂), is a Protestant church located on Jiangsu Road, in Gulou District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.^[1]

History

The church traces its origins to the former "Lingguang Church" (灵光堂), founded by Zhao Shuying in 1941. In 1946, the Chinese Christian Spiritual Seminary, which was founded by Jia Yuming, moved back to Nanjing from Chongqing and rented it as the school location.

During the Cultural Revolution, the church was closed and reopened to the public in 1982. The church relocated to the current location in December 1999.

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