[1][2] In 1848, the Basel Mission of German and Swiss churches sent a pastor to preach in Longhu, Chaoan, but he was not tolerated by the local government.
Finally, it built a church on the top of the South Embankment, which was later destroyed by the 1918 earthquake.
He also successively established preaching centers in Mawang Temple, Shibaqu and other places in the city.
In 1906, a church was built on Ximalu (West Road) and named "Lecture Hall".
Later, the lecture hall was converted into a two-story building and renamed "City Center Church".
In the same year, Elder Huang Xirong built a Seventh-day Adventist church in Shibaqu Lane.
The believers of the three sects united to live normal religious life in the original "City Center Church".