Christianity in Qinghai

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Christianity is a minority religion in the Chinese province of Qinghai. According to Asia Harvest, estimates from 2020 suggest that of the entire population (6,430,483) about 3.40% is Christian (218,361). [1]

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Christianity in Xining is a major proportion of Christianity in Qinghai. [2] An Apostolic Prefecture of Xining of the Roman Catholic Church exists. Most Christians in the province are Protestants. [3] Most Protestants are house church Christians. [4] Xining has Qinghai Provincial Protestant Christian Training Centre. [5] The number of members of the major church in the capital of the province increased from 800 in 2992 to 7000 in 1997. [6] Most Eastern Khampa are not Christians. [7] The province had 400 Christians in the 1940s. [8] Gansu is an area with persecution of Christians. [9] Many Christians were sent to internal exile in Qinghai. [10] The churches in the province include Datong County Church, Guide County Church, Huangyuan County Church and Longyang Gorge Church. [11] Amity Foundation distributed relief after the major earthquake. [12]

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