In China, the Amity Foundation, a faith-based Chinese NGO, has expressed its deep appreciation and gratitude for the support and encouraging messages from all over the world, while it has been working actively to help contain the Coronavirus outbreak. It has sent more than 470 tons of disinfectants, food, and hundreds of thousands of pieces […]
China
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China has re-emerged onto the world stage. Its increasing economic, political and spiritual influence is evident for all to see. The Chinese churches have also come into their own as genuinely Chinese communities, bearing a prophetic word to their own society and the rest of the world. Their rapid growth has led to great complexity, belying the traditional certainties of patriotic or underground affiliation.
As Christians we have much to gain through sharing the experiences of Chinese Christians and supporting them in applying the gospel of Christ to their own lives, churches and culture. This is an exciting, stimulating and challenging time to be in partnership with Chinese churches.
China Forum
For Britain and Ireland, the China Forum actively promotes and facilitates ecumenical collaboration among churches and Christian agencies with the churches in China, both Protestant and Catholic. More
China Online Study Centre
The China Online Study Centre has been created as a separate website, which provides resources for teachers, schools and churches who seek to add new dimensions to their classes, Sunday schools and services which reflect the increasing participation of their Chinese members. More
China Study Journal
You can still download some articles from the China Study Journal, an academic journal which published articles on religion and religious policy in China. More
Prayer and update from China
28 February 2020 It’s been more than a month since the COVID-19 outbreak. We would like to express our sincere thanks to all of our friends’ praying for and supporting China and Hubei. We have noticed that the outbreak have taken place globally. On February 27, the World Health Organization said that the biggest concern […]
Call for Friday night prayer for Hong Kong
Churches are being called to make Friday night a time of prayer for their city by the Hong Kong Christian Council and the Catholic Church in HK. On the evening of 6 September 2019, over 70 Protestant and Catholic churches will be participating in territory wide prayer meetings in every district of the city under […]
Report: China is Changing – Day Conference
At this one-day conference, Revd Kan Baoping and Revd Dr Chen Xun, outlined the process of Sinification or Sinicization, whereby non-Chinese practices and organisations come under the influence of Chinese culture, here referring to contemporary trends in China and especially in the Protestant Church in China, which was formed under Western colonial influences. The two […]
Church in China – Hope for the Future?
Cultural Exchange with China (CEC) holds its 2019 and final AGM on 2 February 2019 in London with an address looking at insights and hopes from the CEC Director, Fr Eamonn O’Brien. It includes a Mass of Thanksgiving Celebrant led by Bishop Paul McAleenan. Fr Jeroom Heyndrickx, CICM, Verbiest Institute, Brussels, will talk on the […]
Provisional agreement between Holy See and China
It is with great interest and delight we note that there has been progress with a provisional agreement being signed between the Holy See and the People’s Republic of China regarding the nomination of Bishops for the Catholic Church in China. In a very pastoral and positive approach, Pope Francis has readmitted to full ecclesial […]
About the China Forum
The China Forum is a space for highly informed debate on church policies in regard to China. It provides a channel of communication between the China work and its British and Irish stakeholders. This leads to joint action and project collaboration that provides effective partnership with the churches in China and Christian-initiated organisations working on […]
Report: CTBI visit to China
A CTBI-organised visit to China last year was designed to look at the history of mission in China by visiting two historic centres; Shimenkan in the South West province of Guizhou and Shenyang in the North West province of Liaoning. The China Forum of CTBI has had to review its way of working in recent […]
Latest Chinese Theological Review and newsletter
Amity Foundation’s April 2018 newsletter includes details of the latest issue of the Chinese Theological Review as well as outlining Amity’s aim to focus more of its work on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. The Chinese Theological Review (CTR) presents Chinese voices with translated theological essays, church statements and sermons. CTR 28 focuses on […]
Teaching in China – Summer English Programme 2018
If you are a fluent English speaker why not consider offering a month of service in China with Amity’s Summer English Programme? The Amity Foundation China and Friends of the Church in China UK are looking for volunteers to work with rural Chinese teachers of English to develop their listening and speaking skills. Teaching experience—especially […]
