Beijing, Shanghai Churches Host Anti-Cult Lectures

Mentougou Church in Beijing launched a series of anti-heresy and cult lectures on March 9, 2025.
Mentougou Church in Beijing launched a series of anti-heresy and cult lectures on March 9, 2025. (photo: Beijing Municipal CC&TSPM)
By Serena TseMarch 13th, 2025

Recently, Mentougou Church in Beijing and Gospel Church in Shanghai held lectures on resisting heresies and cults.

On March 15, the Gospel Church in Pudong New Area, Shanghai, will host a lecture on anti-heresies and cults, featuring Dr. Luo Cheng, director of the Religious History Research Office at the Institute of Religious Studies, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences. A graduate of the Chinese Classic Research Institute at Fudan University and a director of the Shanghai Anti-Cult Association, Dr. Luo has long been engaged in the study of new religions and destructive cults. The lecture will analyze the characteristics and infiltration methods of contemporary heretical cults through three classic case studies.

On March 9, Mentougou Church in Beijing launched a series of anti-heresy and cult lectures, with the first session drawing over 150 believers. Hosted by Rev. Zhen Cuihua of Yanjing Theological Seminary, the lectures are scheduled to be held monthly. Rev. Zhen examined the characteristics and social harm of heresies and cults from the perspectives of core belief, church history, and the current situation, using real cases for educational warnings.

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