On August 12, 2019, a training session on the sinicization of Christianity was held in the local Huaihai Xi Church in Xuzhou, Jiangsu.
According to the Xuzhou Christian Council & Three-Self Patriotic Movement (CC&TSPM), about 150 locally registered church leaders and seminary graduates attended the program.
The meeting was presided over by Rev. Zhang Hean, vice-president and secretary general of Xuzhou CC.
The training focused on group construction, the management of places of worship, and personnel training.