Protestant Ministers in China Set at 6,000
Chinese Protestant leaders say they have 6,000 ministers at work nationwide, and the number of churches open totals more than 4,000.
The figures were given at a national Christian conference in Peking at which 280 delegates reelected Bishop Ding Guangxun (K. H. Ting), 71, as president of both the China Christian Council and the Three-Self Patriotic Movement.
The council works in expanding the ministry through theological education and in printing Bibles and other Christian literature, while the Three-Self movement represents Protestants in relations with the government.
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