Christianity in Qinghai

Christianity is a minority religion in the Chinese province of Qinghai. According to Asia Harvest, estimates from 2020 suggest that of the entire population (6,430,483) about 3.40% is Christian (218,361).[1]

Overview

A Catholic church in Xining

Christianity in Xining is a major proportion of Christianity in Qinghai.[2] An Apostolic Prefecture of Xining of the Roman Catholic Church exists. Most Christians in the province are Protestants. Most Protestants are house church Christians.[3] Xining has Qinghai Provincial Protestant Christian Training Centre.[4] The number of members of the major church in the capital of the province increased from 800 in 1992 to 7000 in 1997.[5] Most Eastern Khampa are not Christians.[6] The province had 400 Christians in the 1940s.[7] Gansu is an area with persecution of Christians.[8] Many Christians were sent to internal exile in Qinghai.[9] The churches in the province include Datong County Church, Guide County Church, Huangyuan County Church and Longyang Gorge Church.[10] Amity Foundation distributed relief after the major earthquake.[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Christians in China Stats: Qinghai". asiaharvest.org. 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". asiaharvest.org. Archived from the original on 2010-10-29. Retrieved 2011-07-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". asiaharvest.org. Archived from the original on 2010-10-29. Retrieved 2011-07-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ "Theological Schools in China". www.chinapartner.org. Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
  5. ↑ "Christianity In China". www.christianityinchina.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
  6. ↑ "Khampa, Eastern" (PDF). asiaharvest.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-10-26. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
  7. ↑ "96.4.1 Church Growing In Qinghai Province". www.amitynewsservice.org. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
  8. ↑ "qinghai". www.prayforchina.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
  9. ↑ "qinghai". www.prayforchina.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
  10. ↑ "Churches and Meeting Points". www.amitynewsservice.org. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
  11. ↑ "The Reformed Church in America". Reformed Church in America. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.