In 1842, RCA (Reformed Church in America) missionary DAvid Abeel became the first of the 150 missionaries to serve in Amoy (Xiamen). He established a mission station and the gospel spread slowly through the Fujian province. As a result of his work and other RCA missionaries' work, the first Protestant church was built in China in Xiamen.
The first Protestant Church of China is called Xinjie (New Road) Church. It is still standing at the corner of the famous Zhongshan Road and Siming Road.
That year also saw the first two Chinese baptised, a 60 yar old father, a maker of silk flowers, and his son.
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| Photo from AmoyMagic. |
The church features a Roman-style building with a red roof and an octagon bell tower.
Now the church has 6 departments and 46 groups, covering Bible reading group, witness group, elder group, prayer group, choir and so on. In recent years, the church held many trainings for clergymen and believers, and had worship services on different Christian festivals to satisfy the spiritual needs of the believers in multiple ways.
Services: Sunday 8:15a.m., 10:00a.m., 15:00p.m.
Address: ZhonghuaCity, Zhongshan Road, Siming District, Xiamen, Fujian, China
Tel: 0592-2072383 (Source : http://en.ccctspm.org/churchinfo/194)
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