Huaien Hall

Shanghai Grace Church

synonym

Huaien hall generally refers to Shanghai Huaien hall

Huaien church, founded in 1910, is located at 375 Shannxi North Road, Shanghai. It was originally located in Liyang Road, North Sichuan Road, and was relocated many times. In 1942, it was relocated to the present site. There is a two-story red brick building with 1700 seats in the auditorium and a clock tower on the southeast side of the building. In 1947, huaisi amateur theological college was founded in cooperation with the Chinese Baptist Church. In 1955, the college was incorporated into the Chinese spiritual Seminary.

brief introduction

Huaien church is a well-known Christian Church in Shanghai, China. It is located at 375 Shannxi North Road, Jing'an District (West intersection of Beijing). It covers an area of 2200 square meters and a building area of 1840 square meters. It was founded in the second year of Xuantong in the Qing Dynasty by American Southern Baptist missionary Le Lingsheng. The hall has been renovated. The main hall is composed of a three storey building and a two storey building. There is a towering bell tower in the southeast corner and a chapel. The service situation of the main hall is transmitted to the small halls by closed-circuit telephone. The church can hold more than 2000 people during service, which is one of the largest churches in Shanghai.

Xinentang, located at No.25, Urumqi North Road, is a branch of huaientang, covering an area of 2.71 mu, surrounded by walls, with a construction area of 955 square meters. Founded in 1939 (28 years of the Republic of China), the church was built by the British missionaries of the inland society. Every Sunday afternoon, the church has a Cantonese service for Cantonese believers.

Historical evolution

Founded in 1910 (the second year of Xuantong reign of the Qing Dynasty), the hall was originally located in North Sichuan Road, Hongkou. Yue Lingsheng, a missionary of American Baptist Church in South America, set up Huaien hall, Minqiang middle school and Yan Mo's girls' middle school (now Beijiao middle school). In 1924, due to the sharp rise and appreciation of the land price of North Sichuan Road, the South American Baptist Church sold the original buildings and moved the two middle schools to North Baoxing road to build the "Baptist village". In addition, it allocated funds to build a four story building at 271 Dongbaoxing Road as the new site of Huaien hall and Huaien primary and secondary school. In December 1935, Wynne church invited Qi Qingcai to be a pastor until his death in 1990.

In 1937, when the battle of Songhu began, Hongkou became a battlefield. Huaien hall was forced to move to 32 wangjiasha garden, Lane 605, Zhiai Wenyi road. Due to the increasing number of believers, in 1940, the base at 375 Ximo Road (now North Shaanxi Road) was purchased, and the construction of the new hall began. By 1942, the new hall was completed, which can accommodate more than 1000 people. It is one of the main Christian churches in Shanghai. Qi Qingcai also served as president of the all China Baptist Federation.

In 1950, Qi Qingcai was one of the 40 founders of the three self movement. In 1954, Qi Qingcai was elected as the Standing Committee member and vice-chairman of the national three self love Christian Congress. After the establishment of the three self love Christian Congress in Shanghai in 1955, pastor Qi served as the vice-chairman for three consecutive terms.

In 1958, the original 208 churches in Shanghai were merged into 22 churches. In 1965, the number of churches was reduced to 11 again. All the churches were preserved. On August 23, 1966, it was closed in the climax of the cultural revolution. On December 28, 1980, Wynne hall was reopened and worship resumed. Qi Qingcai was elected as the dean of the church. 1987. Up to now, there are 9535 registered believers, which is the largest church in Shanghai. It can hold more than 2000 people during the service, which is one of the largest Christian churches in Shanghai. It has been listed as a municipal protected building in Shanghai.

geographical position

Worship time: 9 a.m. on Saturdays, 9 a.m. on Sundays and 7 p.m

Bus routes: bus No. 48, 71, 37, 15, 21, 921, 23, 20

From Baidu map

Address: 375 Shannxi North Road, Jing'an District, Shanghai (near Nanyang Road)

Longitude: 121.45317818224

Latitude: 31.229219412954

Chinese PinYin : Huai En Tang