On Feb 11, 2017, Wu Chaoxiong, the wife of Ji Jianhong, ex-chairman of TSPM, died of illness at the age of 87.
According to Nanjing Union Theological Seminary(NUTS), Wu's funeral was held in Nanjing on Feb. 13. Rev. Gao Feng, president of CCC and Rev. Chen Yilu, standing vice president of the seminary, attended the ceremony.
Wu Chaoxiong once served as the deputy office director of the seminary.
Founded in 1952, NJUTS is the only one national Christian seminary in China. Over the past 60 years, the school has cultived about 2000 graduates, most of whom serve on the front line of the Chinese grass-root church across the 32 provinces, playing a significant role in promoting the sound development of churches in the Mainland.
Wu's husband, Presbyter Ji Jianhong, was the former chairman of the national committee of the Three-Self Patriotic Movement of the Protestant churches in China (TSPM).
Translated by Karen Luo.
