Christianity in Heilongjiang

Christianity in Heilongjiang

Christianity is a minority in Heilongjiang, a province of China. There are millions of Christians, however.[1] It is an area of rapid growth of Christianity.[2] The Shouters are present in the province.[3] Heilongjiang has persecution of Christians.[4] Harbin has Heilongjiang Provincial Protestant Bible School.[5] Churches of Christianity in Harbin include Harbin Nangang Christian Church, Church of the Intercession in Harbin, Sacred Heart Cathedral of Harbin. Heilongjiang used to have more than 100,000 orthodox.[6] Saint Sophia Cathedral in Harbin is a former Russian Orthodox Church. The current church, Pokrov Church has been reopened in 1984 and has services in Chinese.[7] Huangshan has an orthodox churchyard.[8]

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