Dongfeng Church will be dedicated in Gongshan Derung and Nu Autonomous County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, on April 23, 2017.
A simple church was built soon after the Gospel was preached into Dongfeng Village around 1985. Due to a lack of funding and construction technology, it was renovated three times, first with wood, then mud and wooden bricks on the third time. The new church construction kicked off under the guidance of the county CCC & TSPM in 2016.
Bordering Burma, Gongshan County has believers from various ethnic groups including Lisu, Nu, Dulong, Zang and Bai. Catholicism, Tibetan Buddhism and primitive religions are also practiced in the county. Based on the records of "Christianity History of West Yunnan" written by Zhu Fade, Christianity was introduced to the county in 1915. Fugong County has the most Christians in the prefecture.
Translated by Karen Luo
