Yuguang Street Church
Yuguang Street Church (simplified Chinese: 玉光街礼拜堂; traditional Chinese: 玉光街禮拜堂) is a Protestant church in Dalian, Liaoning, China. It is the former Dalian Anglican Church (traditional Chinese: 大連聖公會教堂; simplified Chinese: 大连圣公会教堂; Japanese: 大連聖公会教会) and the building is a Historical Protected Building of Dalian City.[1][2] The building is to the west of the Zhongshan Square.[3]
Brief history
[edit]In the early 20th century an Anglican church was built on the premises of the British consulate in Dalian. In 1928 the second-generation church building was built by a joint effort of the Church of England and the Anglican-Episcopal Church of Japan.[4] It was named Dalian Anglican Church.[3] Services were held in English and Japanese. The church belonged to the North China Diocese of the Anglican-Episcopal Province of China.
At the end of the Second World War, all Japanese-owned buildings were confiscated by the Chinese. As Britain owned half of the church, it was left as a Christian church and was renamed "Yuguang Street Church".[3] During the Cultural Revolution of 1966-1977 when all religious activities were suppressed, the stained glass windows were smashed broken and the church was used as a place for children's activities.
As Christian services restarted in the early 1980s, the church came under the post-denominational China Christian Council. It came under the control of the Dalian Three-Self Patriotic Movement (TSPM) in 1986.[3]
In 2001, it was listed as one of Dalian City's 100 or so Protected Historical Buildings. It is still listed as such in 2026.[4]
Cornerstone
[edit]The cornerstone to the right of the church entrance says in English (on the left side) and Japanese (on the right, written vertically): "To the glory of God this stone was dedicated May 6th 1928 by Francis Lushington Norris D.D. bishop in north China".
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Churches in Dalian Archived December 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Churches in Dalian, Liaoning". Archived from the original on 2013-12-14. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
- 1 2 3 4 "Microcosm of Dalian Modern History through Churches". China Christian Daily. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Churches in Dalian". China.org. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
External links
[edit]- Yuguang Street Church in Dalain (The Protestant Church in China) Archived 2018-08-26 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
- China Christian Council home page in Chinese and English
- Christian churches and theological seminaries (addresses and phone numbers) (China Christian Council, in Chinese)