| St John's Church, Chengdu | |
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| Shangxiang Christian Church | |
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| 30°39′49″N 104°04′04″E / 30.6635°N 104.0678°E | |
| Location | 20 Shangxiang Street, Qingyang District, Chengdu, Sichuan |
| Country | China |
| Denomination | Three-Self Church (Protestant) |
| Previous denomination | Anglican |
| Churchmanship | Low church evangelical |
| History | |
| Status | Church |
| Founded | 1909 |
| Founder(s) | William Cassels A H Wilkinson |
| Dedication | John the Evangelist |
| Past bishop(s) | William Cassels John Holden (first bishop of West Szechwan) |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Style | Neo-Gothic Minimalist |
| Administration | |
| Province | China (formerly) |
| Diocese | Szechwan (formerly) West Szechwan (formerly; since 1936) |
St John's Church,[a] today known as Shangxiang Christian Church,[b] is a Protestant church situated on Shangxiang Street in the city of Chengdu, Sichuan Province. Founded in 1909, the church had been the seat of the Anglican Bishop of West Szechwan, practically making it the cathedral of this bishopric.[1] It has been subjected to the control of the state-sanctioned Three-Self Patriotic Church since 1954.
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- ^ "Shangxiang Protestant Church of Chengdu". mzzj.chengdu.gov.cn. 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2023.