In a century-old church marked by weathered walls and living faith, crowded Sunday services stand in contrast to the challenges many congregations face today, decades after foreign missionaries sowed the first seeds.

As a Christian director, Zhang’s vision is to use drama as a doorway through which people can encounter truth. Hoping to collaborate with more local churches, especially during festivals or events, he hopes his plays will "loosen the soil" of people's hearts.

“God forgave us, so we’re to send our forgiveness to others,” Joy E. Yoon, the missionary’s daughter and co-founder of IGNIS Community, told participants at the 12th Christian Forum of Reconciliation in Northeast Asia, drawing on her 17 years of humanitarian service in North Korea.

Beneath one of the tall buildings stood a two-story structure marked by a red cross, which is the county's church. Its front wall bore the words "Christian Church" in red iron letters beneath the cross, while the gray walls showed the weathered marks of wind and rain.

Her journey from being a child reluctantly sent away by her biological parents to a troubled youth who dropped out of school and struggled with depression, from achieving career success at a young age to eventually dedicating her life to serving God, reads like a redemptive story authored by God Himself.

Many preachers today face a similar predicament: full-time ministry often does not provide enough to sustain their families, yet taking on part-time work can raise doubts about their intentions. In fact, quite some urban pastors do hold side jobs, although most prefer to keep them discreet. Pastor Guo is one of them.

A Christian Times survey of 12 Chinese house church pastors reveals mixed views on whether the number of Christians in China is growing, declining, or plateauing, with many highlighting a shift toward quality-focused development over numerical expansion.

John Holliday, the great-grandson of Walter Henry Medhurst, wrote a book titled Mission to China: The Life of Walter Henry Medhurst to recount the 40 years of the ancestral missionary’s traveling and engaging with the Chinese communities across Asia. In an exclusive interview with China Christian Daily, Holliday shared about his book and Medhurst’s mission work in China and the Chinese diaspora.

Before dawn in Haozhou, Anhui Province, hundreds gathered at the historic Wobei Church for a 5:30 a.m. Sunday service, where a powerful sermon urged believers to live out a genuine, fruit-bearing faith.

Though the Tomb-Sweeping Day has just passed, many Christians approach this traditional Chinese festival with a different perspective, carrying hope and spiritual legacy while remembering the deceased.