Chen Chonggui
1884 ~ 1963
Christian educator, controversial anti-imperialist, pro-Communist Chinese pastor, and one of the founders of the Three-Self Patriotic Movement.
Affiliation: Swedish Missionary Society | Other Locales:
Hubei is a central province of the People's Republic of China. The name Hubei means "north of the lake", referring to Hubei's position north of Dongting Lake. The capital of Hubei is Wuhan.
Hubei borders Henan to the north, Anhui to the east, Jiangxi to the southeast, Hunan to the south, Chongqing to the west, and Shaanxi to the northwest.
A popular unofficial name for Hubei is Chu (Chinese: 楚; Pinyin: Chǔ), after the powerful state of Chu that existed here during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
August William Edwins
1871 ~ 1942
American founder of the Augustana Lutheran Church mission in central China.
Affiliation: China Mission Society | Other Locales:
Edward J. Galvin
1882 ~ 1956
Founder of the Columban Fathers.
Affiliation: St. Columban's Foreign Mission Society
Gui Zhitang
1895 ~ 1961
Physicist, and Christian univerisity administrator and professor.
Affiliation: Central China University | Other Locales:
David Hill
1840 ~ 1896
British Wesleyan Methodist missionary to China.
Affiliation: English Wesleyan Methodist Society | Other Locales:
Griffith John
1831 ~ 1912
London Missionary Society missionary in China.
Affiliation: London Missionary Society
C.K. Lee
YMCA secretary, a secretary of the Wuchang Council of Churches, and Church of Christ Mission Secretary.
Affiliation: Church of Christ in China | Other Locales:
John Kenneth Mackenzie
1850 ~ 1888
British medical missionary in China.
Affiliation: London Missionary Society | Other Locales:
Harold and Charlotte Martinson
1905/1906 ~ 1970/2001
Lutheran evangelistic and teacher.
Affiliation: Lutheran United Mission | Other Locales:
Jean-Gabriel Perboyre
1802 ~ 1840
Persecuted and martyred Vincentian missionary in China.
Affiliation: Congregation of the Mission
Halvor Ronning
1862 ~ 1950
Pioneer Norwegian-American Lutheran missionary in China.
Affiliation: China Mission Society
Logan Herbert Roots
1870 ~ 1945
Called the "Red Bishop" of Hankow (Hankou), China, from 1904 to 1937.
Affiliation: American Protestant Episcopal Mission
Wei Zhuomin
1888 ~ 1976
Wei served as president of Huazhong (Central China) University in Wuhan from 1929 to 1952. A philosopher with a profound knowledge of Chinese culture, Wei was an early exponent of "world Christianity."
Affiliation: Huazhong University
Yan Yongjing
1838 ~ 1898
Chinese translator, professor, social reformer, and pastor who was instrumental in the founding of Central China University and St. John's College.
Affiliation: American Episcopal Church Mission | Other Locales: