A church in the Hongkou District of Shanghai celebrated its centennial completion with a symposium.
Participants watched a short film titled "Centennial Development Review of Allen Memorial Church" on January 15, reported the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Religious Affairs.
The film showed that the church was established in 1922 and completed on New Year's Day in 1924. At that time, Allen Memorial Church was considered the largest Protestant church in terms of scale in Shanghai, originally belonging to the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1860, American missionary Andrew Young John William Allen came to China, and in 1882, he established the Anglo-Chinese College. Teachers, students, and nearby believers worshiped on the first floor of the college, which served as the forerunner to the church.
Wang Xinsheng, director of the Department for Christian Studies, School of Philosophy at Fudan University, delivered a presentation titled "Centennial Celebration of Allen Memorial Church - Preaching Christianity through Chinese Culture" during the symposium.
More than 80 people, including leaders from the CC&TSPMs and the ethnic and religious affairs offices in the city and districts, attended.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
上海虹口区一教堂举行座谈会庆祝落成百年。
据上海市民宗委，1月15日，座谈会上，大家观看了“景灵堂百年发展历程回顾”短片。该堂始建于1922年，1924年元旦落成。在当时的上海在规模上堪称新教第一，景灵堂原属基督教监理会，1860年美国传教士林乐知来华传教，于1882年创建中西书院。书院的一楼供师生及附近教友礼拜使用，此乃景灵堂的前身。
复旦大学基督教研究中心主任王新生，作题为“景灵堂百年庆典----基督教通过中国文化‘讲道’”的交流分享。
市基督教两会和各区基督教两会负责人和民宗办领导，区基督教界代表等共80余人参加。
上海一教堂庆祝落成百年
A church in the Hongkou District of Shanghai celebrated its centennial completion with a symposium.
Participants watched a short film titled "Centennial Development Review of Allen Memorial Church" on January 15, reported the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Religious Affairs.
The film showed that the church was established in 1922 and completed on New Year's Day in 1924. At that time, Allen Memorial Church was considered the largest Protestant church in terms of scale in Shanghai, originally belonging to the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1860, American missionary Andrew Young John William Allen came to China, and in 1882, he established the Anglo-Chinese College. Teachers, students, and nearby believers worshiped on the first floor of the college, which served as the forerunner to the church.
Wang Xinsheng, director of the Department for Christian Studies, School of Philosophy at Fudan University, delivered a presentation titled "Centennial Celebration of Allen Memorial Church - Preaching Christianity through Chinese Culture" during the symposium.
More than 80 people, including leaders from the CC&TSPMs and the ethnic and religious affairs offices in the city and districts, attended.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Established by Methodist Episcopal Church, Shanghai Church Celebrates Centennial
