| Early Rain Covenant Church | |
|---|---|
| 秋雨聖約教會 | |
 ERCC logo | |
| Abbreviation | ERCC |
| Classification | Christianity |
| Orientation | Protestant |
| Scripture | Protestant Bible |
| Theology | Calvinist |
| Polity | Presbyterian |
| Pastor | Wang Yi |
| Elders | Zhou Maojian Chen Zhongdong |
| Elders | Li Yingqiang Tan Defu |
| Region | Chengdu |
| Language | Sichuanese Standard Chinese |
| Liturgy | Reformed worship |
| Headquarters | Chengdu |
| Founder | Wang Yi Jiang Rong |
| Origin | 2005 (fellowship group) 2008 (house church) Chengdu, Sichuan, China |
| Members | 500–900+ (2018)[1][2] |
| Other name(s) | Early Rain Blessings Church Early Rain Reformed Church Early Rain Reformed Presbyterian Church |
Early Rain Covenant Church (traditional Chinese: 秋雨聖約教會; simplified Chinese: 秋雨圣约教会; pinyin: Qiūyǔ Shèngyuē Jiàohuì; Sichuanese romanization: Tsiu-ü Shen-io Chiao-hue; lit. 'Autumn Rain Covenant Church') is a house church within the Reformed Presbyterian tradition based in the Sichuanese provincial capital city of Chengdu, southwestern China. It was established as Early Rain Blessings Fellowship by Pastor Wang Yi and his wife, Jiang Rong, in their own home in Chengdu, in April 2005. The small congregation has evolved into a house church three years later, and since then it had been variously known as Early Rain Blessings Church, Early Rain Reformed Church and Early Rain Reformed Presbyterian Church before adopting its current name.[1][3]
- ^ a b "The Crackdown on Chengdu Early Rain Covenant Church: A Backgrounder". chinachange.org. December 21, 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ Xiao, Bang (December 15, 2018). "成都秋雨圣约教会或遭正式'取缔'" [Chengdu Early Rain Covenant Church may be officially "banned"]. abc.net.au (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ Yang, Fenggang; Pettit, J. E. E. (2018). "Chapter 8 Southwest China: 23. Sichuan". Atlas of Religion in China: Social and Geographical Contexts. Leiden: Brill Publishers. doi:10.1163/9789004369900_011. ISBN 978-90-04-36990-0.