Located at No.98 of Middle-West Shuncheng Street, the Christian Chapel of Shangxiang Street is one of the largest churches in Chengdu and Southwest China. Previous known as ‘Saint John’s Chapel’, it was renamed ‘Christian Chapel’ on March 2nd, 1980. After its reopening on January 1st 1989, it was also called ‘Chapel of Shangxiang Street’, implying its uprising prosperity like an eagle soaring above. Its predecessor was the ‘Furen Society’ established in the 3rd year of Emperor Xuantong’s reign (1909) by William Wharton Cassels, an Anglican missionary and the bishop of Sichuan Parish, which aimed at transmitting Western Learning. In the 28th year of the Republican Period (1939), the chapel was expanded to accommodate 500 people, and was named ‘Saint John’s Chapel’. On June 11th 1939 it was destroyed in Japanese air strike; after the hasty restoration it became a single-storey church. After the founding of People’s Republic of China, several repairs were conducted; in March 1980 a church which could accommodate 500-600 people was formally opened to Christians. It changed to the present name in March 1992 because of the redevelopment of Shuncheng Street during urban renewal. Between September 2007 and 2011, the Christian Chapel of Shangxiang Street was reconstructed. Covering an area of over 4,000 square meters, the new Chapel can accommodate over 2,000 people.