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After the
Cultural Revolution, the Chaozhou City Christian Church was restored in 1983. The believers of the three sects united to live normal religious life in the original "City Center Church". At that time, there was only one church with an area of 180 square meters in the urban area, and it was a
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began to preach in
Chaozhou urban area. Later, it moved to Fensi Back Alley, and then to Houdong. Finally, it built a church on the top of the South Embankment, which was later destroyed by the 1918 earthquake. In 1922, another church was built in Wanshou Palace. In 1924, the church was completed and
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After 1958, the three denominations of the original
Presbyterian Church, the Baptist Church, and the Seventh-day Adventist Church jointly held services at the Chinese Christian Church in Wanshou Palace, Changli Road. During the Cultural Revolution, churches were closed, and believers, priests, nuns,
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was introduced to
Haiyang County and Raoping County of Chaozhou. In 1894, it was introduced to Chaozhou Prefecture capital (Fucheng). The American priest built two pastoral buildings in the Beacon Hill. He also successively established preaching centers in Mawang Temple, Shibaqu and other places in
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Heng'ai Church has established a church committee, with members elected through democratic elections. There are 25 volunteer groups under the church committee, with a volunteer team of more than 200 people, responsible for the daily operations of the church.
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the city. In 1906, a church was built on Ximalu (West Road) and named "Lecture Hall". Later, the lecture hall was converted into a two-story building and renamed "City Center Church". In 1948, the
Baptist Church began to develop into rural areas.
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Besides the main worship hall, there is an auxiliary building called the
Xinwang (belief and hope) Building, which provides facilities for various church ministries, including offices, meeting rooms, prayer rooms, and a music room.
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Heng'ai Church currently has three resident pastors, one volunteer pastor, and two priests, who are responsible for the pastoral ministry of Hengai (main) church and the urban branch church.
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Heng'ai Church has been awarded the "Guangdong
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Heng'ai Church covers an area of 4,995 square meters, has a construction area of 3,150 square meters, and can accommodate more than 1,000 people worshiping at the same time.
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