広州救主堂, Anglican church on Wanfu Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, China
The Church of Our Savior (Guangzhou Jiuzhu Tang) is an Anglican church at 184 Wanfu Road in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou. The church was formally built after land was purchased in 1912, with a building area of about 1,600 square metres; the foundation stone was laid in 1919 and the consecration took place in the winter of 1921. It is a Protestant church founded by the Anglican Church in Guangzhou.
The Anglican Church sent Chinese pastor Mo Shouzeng to Guangzhou in 1903; he opened an office in rented premises in 1904 and ran the Tidu school. Land was formally bought in 1912, the foundation stone laid in 1919, and the church consecrated in the winter of 1921, with about 1,600 square metres of floor area. In 1960 seven other congregations were merged into it, and after closing in 1966 it reopened in April 1985.
The church's name, Jiuzhu Tang (Church of Our Saviour), comes from the Anglican mission that founded it. Sunday worship is divided by language and audience: the 9:00 morning service is in Cantonese for older members, while the 11:00 and 2:00 services and the 7:30 evening service are in Mandarin, the midday one aimed at young people. In April 2019 the congregation marked the centenary of the church's consecration and 34 years since worship resumed.
The church is at 184 Wanfu Road in Yuexiu District, on Zhuguang Street. Sunday services run at 9:00 (Cantonese, older attendees), 11:00 (Mandarin, youth), 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm (Mandarin). Visitors should avoid entering during worship and dress modestly.
The church was consecrated in the winter of 1921, and in April 2019 it marked the centenary of that consecration together with 34 years since worship resumed. Its site on Wanfu Road in Yuexiu District covers a built area of about 1,600 square metres.
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