[1] On 4 February 1842, the Reformed Church in America sent David Abeel to Xiamen, Fujian to preach.

[2] In December 1947, Uncle Fugui (福贵伯), a local believer, bought a piece of land in Taigou Tomb (now Taiguang Street) in downtown Xiamen for building church.

In 1848, pastor W. J. Pohlrnan returned to the United States to raise $3,000 and built China's first Protestant church here.

A reconstruction of the entire church complex was carried out in 1933 and was completed in 1935, with Romanesque architecture style.

The church was closed in 1966 due to the Cultural Revolution, and was officially reopened to the public in 1979.