Easter Church Services

2014-03

Catholic

 

St Ignatius Cathedral

 

Also known as the Xujiahui Cathedral, St. Ignatius was designed by English architect William Doyle and built by the French Jesuits between 1905 and 1910.

 

St Ignatius Cathedral. 158 Puxi Lu, near Nandan Lu. Tel: 6441 2211

 

Dongjiadu Lu Catholic Church

 

Built in early Spanish baroque style in 1853, the gorgeous St Francis Xavier Church, better known as Dongjiadu Lu Church, was the first foreign built church in Shanghai.

 

Dongjiadu Lu Catholic Church. 185 Dongjiadu Lu, near Wanyu Jie. Tel: 6378 7214

 

St. Peter's Church

 

St Peter's Church, in the heart of Xuhui, was first built in the 1930s as a Byzantine style church with a central dome and five chapels.

 

St. Peter's Church. 3/F, 270 Chongqing Nan Lu, near Hefei Lu. Tel: 6467 0199

 

Protestant

 

Hengshan Community Church

 

Shanghai's best-known Protestant church, otherwise known as Guoji Libai Tang or the International Church,

Hengshan Community Church was established in 1925 and is popular among expats.

 

Hengshan Community Church. 53 Hengshan Lu, near Wulumuqi Lu. Tel: 6437 6576

 

Non-Denominational

 

Mu'en Church

 

The Moore Memorial Church, also known as Mu’en Church, is located on Xizang Lu, across from People's Square. This church was a Christian Church established by American missionaries in 1887 and has built up a local membership that numbers in the thousands since reopening in 1979, after its closure during the Cultural Revolution.

 

Mu'en Church. 316 Xizang Zhong Lu, near Hangkou Lu. Tel: 6322 5069