Christianity in Guangdong
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Christianity
is a minority in Guangdong
, a province of China
. The province has more Christians than Muslims
.
Christianity in Hongkong enjoys more liberty. In the 16th, century missionaries entered Zhaoqing
in Guangdong.
Watchman Nee
was from Guangdong. Mr. and Mrs. Elijah C. Bridgman were the first American Protestant missionaries to China and arrived in Guangzhou in 1830. The protestant population of Guangdong exceeds half a million.
Roman Catholic missionary Matteo Ricci
came to Guangdong Province in 1583.
The province has numerous house church
es.
Guangzhou has Union Theological Seminary. Religious liberty is closer to be respected in Guangdong than in other areas. The house churches in Guangdong face the constant and fearful risk of being closed and its members punished.
In September 1807 Robert Morrison landed in Guangzhou. The province has more Protestants than Catholics. Lutherans used to be active in the province.
in the 19th century. There used to be more than 100 Baptist churches. Furthermore, there used to be Presbyterian churches.
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
is a minority in Guangdong
Guangdong
Guangdong is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
, a province of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. The province has more Christians than Muslims
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
.
Christianity in Hongkong enjoys more liberty. In the 16th, century missionaries entered Zhaoqing
Zhaoqing
Zhaoqing is a prefecture-level city of Guangdong province in southern China.-Geography:Zhaoqing is located 110 km northwest of Guangzhou, in the west Pearl River Delta. It lies on the north shores of the Xijiang River, which is flows from west to east, and opposite of Gaoyao...
in Guangdong.
Watchman Nee
Watchman Nee
Watchman Nee was a Chinese Christian author and church leader during the early 20th century. He spent the last 20 years of his life in prison and was severely persecuted by the Communists in China. Together with Wangzai, Zhou-An Lee, Shang-Jie Song, and others, Nee founded The Church Assembly...
was from Guangdong. Mr. and Mrs. Elijah C. Bridgman were the first American Protestant missionaries to China and arrived in Guangzhou in 1830. The protestant population of Guangdong exceeds half a million.
Roman Catholic missionary Matteo Ricci
Matteo Ricci
Matteo Ricci, SJ was an Italian Jesuit priest, and one of the founding figures of the Jesuit China Mission, as it existed in the 17th-18th centuries. His current title is Servant of God....
came to Guangdong Province in 1583.
The province has numerous house church
House church
House church, or "home church", is used to describe an independent assembly of Christians who gather in a home. Sometimes this occurs because the group is small, and a home is the most appropriate place to gather, as in the beginning phase of the British New Church Movement...
es.
Guangzhou has Union Theological Seminary. Religious liberty is closer to be respected in Guangdong than in other areas. The house churches in Guangdong face the constant and fearful risk of being closed and its members punished.
In September 1807 Robert Morrison landed in Guangzhou. The province has more Protestants than Catholics. Lutherans used to be active in the province.
Chaozhou
Christianity reached ChaozhouChaozhou
Chaozhou is a city in eastern Guangdong province of the People's Republic of China. It borders Shantou to the south, Jieyang to the southwest, Meizhou to the northwest, the province of Fujian to the east, and the South China Sea to the southeast...
in the 19th century. There used to be more than 100 Baptist churches. Furthermore, there used to be Presbyterian churches.