The Lantern Festival, observed on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month in the Chinese calendar and coinciding with the full moon, marks the conclusion of the Chinese New Year. This year, the festival falls on February 12. This photo collection tells how churches across China hosted Lantern Festival celebrations, blending tradition with faith through gatherings, performances, and acts of fellowship.

In commeration of the 2025 Spring Festival, churches across China embraced the tradition by hosting events to write and distribute Spring Festival couplets and blessing characters. This photo collection captures the celebrations and meaningful cultural practices during this festive season.

As China is celebrating the annual Chinese New Year across the country, our dear readers have given their heartfelt prayers and words to encourage Chinese Christians in this new year.

Whether addressing the struggles of declining seminary enrollments, the faith journeys of millennials, or China's pivotal role in Palestinian Christianity, these opinions underscore the diverse narratives that define faith today. We also delve into societal issues, such as the church's engagement with exceptional children and the implications of initiatives like free Bible giveaways.

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.

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.

From personal memories of Wang Mingdao’s later years to insights from global leaders like Chris Wright and reflections on bridge-building between East and West, these interviews showcased the rich diversity and depth of Christian life and ministry in China and around the world in 2024.

These stories include the passing of an American missionary to China, an inspiring adoption journey, significant Christian conferences, personal testimonies of faith, and the state of Christianity in China.