Last Wednesday, Beichen Church in Kunming, Yunnan Province, held the closing ceremony for the 20th session of its tea ceremony fellowship which was founded in 2016.

As 2024 came to a close, CC&TSPMs of Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou issued retrospectives summarizing major events of their local Christian communities over the past year. Leadership transitions, the advancement of the sinicization of Christianity, governance initiatives, and training programs were among the key highlights.

The Chinese church finds itself at a pivotal moment of reflection and innovation, as leaders and believers alike grapple with pressing questions of faith, culture, and community.

From the unwavering faith of a man bedridden for forty years to the redemption of a former addict, from a pastor’s decades-long journey to a one-armed minister finding love through mission work, these stories reveal lives touched and transformed by grace and remind us of God’s faithfulness in every season.

On January 4, choirs from seven churches in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, held a joint choir exchange concert, reflecting on the achievements of the past year while looking forward to the dreams for the new year.

On Tuesday morning, Xingsheng Church in Anshan City, Liaoning Province, hosted a fasting, prayer, and praise gathering at the beginning of the month.

On January 5, 2025, the first Sunday of the New Year, a communion and baptism service was conducted at Yongle Church in Anshan, Liaoning Province.

On January 3, staff workers from Chongyi Church, the largest church in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, visited the Hangzhou Children's Welfare Institute to conduct a warmth-giving activity.

The second part of CCD's top 10 news stories of 2024 covered the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization, the Christian conference suspected to be hosted by a Korean cult, and increasing suppressions upon churches.

In this collection of the Top 10 Features of 2024, from the decline in attendance at rural church gatherings during the Spring Festival, financial and leadership challenges faced by younger pastors, to exploration of youth ministry, and vitality in grassroots church ministries, we highlight some of the most pivotal topics that have shaped the Chinese church.