Tag: Wenzhou
“In the Cross, In the Cross”
In response to the situation at the Sanjiang Church in Wenzhou, a Chinese believer posted an open letter to Christians world-wide to pray for the Church in China.
The Sanjiang Church Incident
On April 4, the western press began reporting on a church in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province that was surrounded by thousands of parishioners who were blocking a crew sent to demolish the church. As reported, local officials had initially ordered that the cross be removed from the church, and later said the church was built illegally and had ordered its destruction. The story was a hot topic both inside and outside of China, and has come to be known as The Sanjiang Church Incident.
The Grand Opening of China’s Largest Church
This article, translated from the Mainland website Christian Times is a report of the grand opening of LiuShui Church, which now lays claim to being China's largest church.
Book Reviews
Constructing China’s Jerusalem
Christians, Power, and Place in Contemporary Wenzhou
Nanlai Cao, a research assistant professor at the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences, gives us a unique and comprehensive analysis of the Wenzhou revival. His study pursuits in both China and Western metropolises, as well as his intimate connection with Wenzhou (native family connections through his mother and grandparents) offers him a perspective not otherwise readily possible.