| Gospel Church, Mianyang | |
|---|---|
| Fucheng Christian Church | |
福音堂 | |
 Gospel Church after being rebuilt | |
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| 31°27′19″N 104°45′21″E / 31.4554°N 104.7558°E | |
| Location | 46 Jiefang Street, Fucheng District, Mianyang, Sichuan |
| Country | China |
| Denomination | Three-Self Church (Protestant) |
| Previous denomination | Church of England (1885–1912) Anglican Church in China (1912–1950s) |
| Churchmanship | Low church evangelical |
| History | |
| Status | Church |
| Founded | 1885 or 1895 |
| Founder(s) | Alfred Arthur Phillips and Gertrude Emma Wells of the Church Missionary Society |
| Past bishop(s) | William Cassels |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Style | Gothic Revival prev. siheyuan |
| Administration | |
| Province | China (formerly) |
| Diocese | Szechwan (formerly) West Szechwan (formerly; since 1936) |
Gospel Church[a] is a Protestant church building situated on Jiefang Street (lit. 'Liberation Street') in Fucheng District, Mianyang. It was first built in 1895,[1] or 1885 according to Annals of Religion in Mianyang, by Alfred Arthur Phillips and Gertrude Emma Wells, missionaries of the Church Missionary Society (CMS) under the jurisdiction of the Church of England.[2] The church has been subjected to the control of the communist-established 'Three-Self Patriotic Church' since 1954.[1][3] It was rebuilt in 1995.
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- ^ a b Ma, Jin (28 October 2016). "做光做盐 服务社会——记绵阳涪城区基督教堂" [Be Light and Salt to Serve in the Society: An Introduction to the Fucheng District Christian Church in Mianyang]. gospeltimes.cn (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ Mianyang Bureau of Religious Affairs, ed. (1998). "礼拜堂选介——涪城礼拜堂" [Introduction of Selected Church Buildings: Fucheng Church]. 绵阳市民族宗教志 [Annals of Religion in Mianyang] (in Simplified Chinese). Chengdu: Sichuan People's Publishing House. pp. 432–433. ISBN 722003993X.
- ^ "2009陝西四川訪宣(9)綿陽市" [2009 Evangelistic Visitation to Shaanxi and Sichuan 9: Mianyang City]. methodistchineseministry.blogspot.com (in Traditional Chinese). Sabah Methodist Church. 11 November 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2021.