Dongshan Church (Guangzhou)

It was founded by the Southern Baptist Convention in 1908, and is now a Guangzhou Historical and Cultural Heritage Protection Unit.

[1] [2] [3] In 1870, Some American baptist missionaries bought the Wuxianxi storefront in Guangzhou and established a gospel hall there.

[1][4] [5] By 1908, as the number of believers increased and the area was noisy and unsuitable for expansion, the old site was sold and a new Church was built at Sibeitongjin 9, Dongshan Temple.

[1] [2] [5] [6] [7] In 1927, due to the further increase of worshippers, the church was expanded into a two-story building with an auditorium of 1,300 seats.

[1] [8] In July 1999, Dongshan Church was listed among the Cultural Relic Protection Units in Guangzhou.