Shenzhen Christian Church

Shenzhen Christian Church (Chinese: 基督教深圳堂; pinyin: Jīdūjiào Shēnzhèntáng; Jyutping: gei1 duk1 gaau3 sam1 zan3 tong4) is a Protestant church located in Meilin Road, Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.

[1][2] The introduction of Christianity into the Shenzhen area began in 1846, belonging to the Basel Mission and Rhenish Missionary Society.

[3] The old church was founded in 1898 in Luohu District by the Rhenish Missionary Society and was rebuilt in 1949.

[3] In 1998, the Shenzhen government provided a 4,400 m2 (0.0017 sq mi) land in Meilin Huaguo Hill (梅林花果山) of Futian District (including green belt) for the new church of construction land.

The new church cost 30 million yuan, more than ninety percent of the donations from local believers in Shenzhen.