On the extension of the old street this Christian church sandwiched between other buildings. Building is from 1927 and was built with a donation by Christian Slote. Services had been forced to stop in the 1950s and the building was also used as a residential building. It luckily spared destruction during the Cultural Revolution, but was unused and boarded up until the mid 1980s.

Further information can be found on the Wikipedia site:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanxun_Christian_Church

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November 24, 2023

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Christian Slote donated the money to build this church in Nanxun in 1927. It was originally named ‘Slote Church’.
Services stopped in the 1950, the church was used as a residential building in the late 50s, but luckily escaped destruction during the Cultural Revolution.
Services started again in 1987.
The building is easy to miss when walking down the street, as it is partially covered by a tree and sandwiched between other buildings.

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