Chongyi Church

[1] The mission would buy land on 77 Qintai Street (Chinese: 清泰街77号; pinyin: Qīngtài Jiē 77 Hào) in 1901 and build the original Chongyi Church in 1902.

[2] As Christianity was rapidly growing in Hangzhou, plans were made to build a larger property.

The building covers an area of 12,480 square meters and its main sanctuary can accommodate 5,500 parishioners.

[4] A number of well-known evangelists have preached from its pulpit, including Franklin Graham, before 12,000 attendees in May 2008,[5] and Luis Palau, to an estimated 14,000 in March 2010.

[6] Until January 2016, the senior pastor of the church was Reverend Joseph Gu, who was removed from his post in a probe into the embezzlement of funds.