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This November, the World Council of Churches (WCC) convened its executive committee meeting in China—the first time since 2016—hosted by the China Christian Council and National Committee of Three‑Self Patriotic Movement of the Protestant Church in China (CCC&TSPM). The six-day gathering (November 20-25) unfolded under the theme "Christ, Culture, and Context," blending formal business with pilgrimage encounters throughout Hangzhou. Apart from the conference, the delegation also visited Nanjing and Shanghai to meet church leaders, ministry heads, and officials.
In their "Pilgrimage Encounter Message," the WCC praised the Chinese church’s "post-denominational" unity and contextual theology—viewing it as "an invigoratingly radical expression of the ecumenical calling." They commended its integration of faith, social service, environmental concern, and cultural identity.
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From November 17-25, three cities in China are welcoming a top delegation from the World Council of Churches, showcasing the vitality of China's growing church, its theological education and social ministries, while also hosting the WCC executive committee meeting in Hangzhou.
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The executive committee of the World Council of Churches has concluded a six-day meeting in Hangzhou, marking the second time the governing body has convened in China. The gathering combined a formal business agenda with a pilgrimage encounter, exploring the theme "Christ, culture, and context."
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From November 1 to 5, the Global Harvest Summit 2025, an annual regional gathering of the Billion Soul Harvest movement, brought together over 1,500 Christians from more than 100 countries to explore ways to fulfill the Great Commission by 2033.
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On November 26, 2025, a level-5 fire broke out at the Wang Fuk Court housing estate in Tai Po, Hong Kong, sweeping across seven buildings and causing multiple fatalities and injuries. In the aftermath, churches and Christian organizations in Hong Kong responded promptly.
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On November 18, the faith-based Amity Foundation marked its 40th anniversary in Nanjing under the theme "Love Is Eternal," welcoming more than 300 participants from across China and overseas.
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On November 13-14, East China Theological Seminary marked its 40th anniversary and convened the 2025 Annual Meeting of its Board of Directors.
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Featuring Israel’s political, civic, cultural, and religious landscape, the seventh Christian Media Summit was held in Jerusalem from November 2 to 6, 2025, for the first time in person since the Hamas-led attack in southern Israel , on October 7, 2023.
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In late November, the Qingdao Catholic Patriotic Association of Shandong Province attended a Protestant seminar for the first time in history for collaboration.
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Dr Gene Wood, president of the U.S.-based Word4Asia Consulting International, said that the organization will bring a high school basketball team to China next August, marking a new step in strengthening China–U.S. youth and people-to-people exchanges following this year’s successful Amity Cup.
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Though uneducated and living her whole life in a small rural village, Grandma Chen never used the phrase "walking the path," she lived it through the food she brought to a mentally disadvantaged man, the cotton she gave to the family in need, and the steps she took in the rain.
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"For every person who has gone missing because of the Church of Almighty God, there is a corresponding family that has suffered as victims," said Li Rui, who has endured years of pain as the child of the sect's followers.
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Among China's nearly 30 million deaf and mute people, Brother Zibu's ministry reminds us that the deep divide between the hearing and the deaf and mute is not beyond bridging—it requires understanding and companionship.
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In 1995, the Bible Publication Committee officially designated the second Sunday of December (including the preceding Saturday) as "Bible Day" in China. The day is dedicated to activities that inspire Christians to deepen their love and respect for the Bible, including Bible seminars, exhibitions, musical performances, prayer meetings, and voluntary donations.
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The Three-Self formula, also known as the Three-Self principles, is a missiological strategy used to establish indigenous churches. Its principles are: self-governance, self-support, and self-propagation. First coined in the mid-19th century by various mission theorists, it remains in use today in the Three-Self Patriotic Movement (TSPM) on the Chinese mainland.
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