Seventh-day Adventist Church in the People's Republic of China
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The Seventh-day Adventist Church has a significant presence in the People's Republic of China
. There are about 400,000 Seventh-day Adventists in China. Many of its pastors in China are women. There are or used to be more than 350 SDA congregations in Jilin Province. Pastor Jan Paulsen
, the Adventist world church president, visited China in 2009. There he said so many things have changed in China over the last two decades, and while freedom -- the increase of freedom -- is difficult to compare, I am very, very grateful for the fact that so many changes have taken place in this country.
, a Seventh-day Adventist layman named Abraham La Rue began selling publications to people in Shanghai
and Hong Kong
. He also arranged to have the first Adventist tracts to be published in Chinese.
In 1902, Jacob N. Anderson (1867-1958) and his wife were sent to Hong Kong where they opened a school for Chinese children. When the Anderson's arrived in Hong Kong they found Abram La Rue still selling church publications. They ministered to him in his last illness.
Edwin H. Wilbur arrived in Canton
and eight people were baptised in 1903.
In 1905, Dr. Harry Willis Miller began publishing The Gospel Herald and later established four large hospitals.
By the end of the Second World War, there were twenty-three thousand Seventh-day Adventist members in China with two hundred and sixty one churches.
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. There are about 400,000 Seventh-day Adventists in China. Many of its pastors in China are women. There are or used to be more than 350 SDA congregations in Jilin Province. Pastor Jan Paulsen
Jan Paulsen
Dr. Jan Paulsen was elected President of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists on March 1, 1999, at the age of 64...
, the Adventist world church president, visited China in 2009. There he said so many things have changed in China over the last two decades, and while freedom -- the increase of freedom -- is difficult to compare, I am very, very grateful for the fact that so many changes have taken place in this country.
History
In the 1880s1880s
The 1880s was the decade that spanned from January 1, 1880 to December 31, 1889. They occurred at the core period of the Second Industrial Revolution. Most Western countries experienced a large economic boom, due to the mass production of railroads and other more convenient methods of travel...
, a Seventh-day Adventist layman named Abraham La Rue began selling publications to people in Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
and Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. He also arranged to have the first Adventist tracts to be published in Chinese.
In 1902, Jacob N. Anderson (1867-1958) and his wife were sent to Hong Kong where they opened a school for Chinese children. When the Anderson's arrived in Hong Kong they found Abram La Rue still selling church publications. They ministered to him in his last illness.
Edwin H. Wilbur arrived in Canton
Guangzhou
Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...
and eight people were baptised in 1903.
In 1905, Dr. Harry Willis Miller began publishing The Gospel Herald and later established four large hospitals.
By the end of the Second World War, there were twenty-three thousand Seventh-day Adventist members in China with two hundred and sixty one churches.
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See also
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- Local churches (affiliation)
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