Haidian Christian Church

Haidian Christian Church in 2008

Haidian Christian Church is a church located in Zhongguancun, Beijing. It is operated by the Three-Self Patriotic Movement, a state-registered Protestant Church in Mainland China.

History

The church was founded in 1933.[1][2] The pastor of the church, Wu Weiqing, graduated from Nanjing Union Theological Seminary in 1989 and speaks English fluently.[3]

Architecture

This design for the largest Christian church in China is characterized by a Chinese type of "triple p", meaning public-private partnership with commercial spaces on the ground floor, and by its striking facade rod system.
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Gerkan, Marg and Partners[4]

The current church building was designed by Meinhard von Gerkan and Stephan Schütz of Gerkan, Marg and Partners from 2005-2007 for €3.5 million. It has a gross floor area of 4,000 m².[4]

Congregation

Haidian Christian Church is located near Tsinghua University, Peking University and numerous IT headquarters such as Sina.com in China's technology hub. As such, a large percentage of attendants are young.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Yuqing, Sun (2007-07-20). "Modern church, more religious freedom". China Daily. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
  2. ↑ Jiao, Wu (2008-08-10). "Get me to the church on time, Beijing style". China Daily. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
  3. 1 2 Jiao, Wu (2007-12-21). "He uses daily life to illustrate the Bible". China Daily. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
  4. 1 2 "Haidian Christian Church". Gerkan, Marg and Partners. Retrieved 2010-05-25.

Coordinates: 39°59′00″N 116°18′27″E / 39.983305°N 116.307484°E / 39.983305; 116.307484

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