Gospel Church, Mianzhu

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Gospel Church, Mianzhu
福音堂
Location26 Minzhu Alley, Mianzhu, Deyang, Sichuan
CountryChina
DenominationChinese Protestant
Previous denominationAnglican
ChurchmanshipLow church evangelical
History
StatusChurch
Founded1923
Past bishop(s)William Cassels
Architecture
Functional statusActive
StyleChinese architecture (old church building)
Gothic Revival (new church building)
Groundbreaking1923 (old church building)
2010 (new church building)
Administration
DioceseSzechwan (formerly)
ProvinceChina (formerly)

Gospel Church (Chinese: 福音堂; pinyin: Fúyīn táng; Wade–Giles: Fu2-yin1 tʽang2) is a Protestant church situated in Minzhu Alley, in the county-level city of Mianzhu, Sichuan Province. First built in 1923, it was originally an Anglican church in the Hua Hsi Diocese of the Church in China.[1] After the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, a new Gospel Church was built on Yuxian Road. The original church is also known simply as the Chapel (Chinese: 禮拜堂; pinyin: Lǐbài táng; Wade–Giles: Li3-pai4 tʽang2; lit. 'place [chapel] of worship').[2]

History[]

Protestantism was first brought to Mianzhu (then known as Mienchu) around 1894. In 1923, the medical missionary, (Chinese name: 路景雲; 1883–1977),[3] of the Church of England Church Missionary Society, together with other three missionaries, established the small chapel denominated Gospel Church. It is built in traditional Chinese architectural style with neo-Gothic elements, covering an area of 300 square metres. A two-storey wooden house providing accommodation for pastors and preachers was built in the courtyard.[1]

The missionaries also established a church school and the Jen Tse Hospital.[4][1] Lechler returned to England in 1932, for reporting his work to the Church. Before his departure, he invited Dr , the elder brother of T. E. Lawrence, to working as a locum in the hospital during his absence.[5][6]

After the communist takeover of China in 1949, Christian Churches in China were forced to sever their ties with respective overseas Churches, which has thus led to the merging of Gospel Church into the communist-established Three-Self Patriotic Church. During the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, the church was damaged beyond repair. A new Gospel Church was built on Yuxian Road, completed in an entirely neo-Gothic style.[1]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Ning, Ning (7 June 2018). "听老信徒讲述：中国风的绵竹市基督教福音堂" [An Old Christian Recounting the History of the Chinese-style Gospel Church in Mianzhu City]. gospeltimes.cn (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  2. ^ "绵竹这些地方很多你都没去过" [You Have Never Been to Many of These Places in Mianzhu]. 163.com (in Simplified Chinese). 5 October 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Obituary: J H Lechler". British Medical Journal (1): 116. 14 January 1978. doi:10.1136/bmj.1.6105.116. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  4. ^ "四川敎區：綿竹會議紀聞" [Diocese of Szechwan: Newsletter of the Church Conference at Mienchu] (PDF). 聖公會報 [The Chinese Churchman] (in Traditional Chinese). Shanghai: St. John's University, Shanghai. 15 October 1929. p. 15. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Lawrence of China – T.E.'s Missionary Brother". chinarhyming.com. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  6. ^ Wei, Wai-yang (2014). "閬中古城名醫多" [Famous Doctors in the City of Langzhong]. ccmm.org.tw (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 13 May 2021.

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