The Mountain Church

In a small mountain village in China, a group of Adventist believers built a church. Several years ago, an Adventist church planter started visiting tribal groups and sharing his faith. He visited this village and was surprised by what he found. Join Mission 360° as we pay a visit to the church on the top of the mountain.

The road to the village clings to the side of the mountain with a sharp drop-off on one side. It’s a 40-minute walk, but we drive as far as we can. More than a few passengers were praying when tires spun on a few corners.

Church members line the sides of the pathway and sing a hymn of welcome as we arrive at the church.

When the church planter arrived in this village, he met a group of Sabbath keeping Christians.

This woman was working outside her house, which was close to the church. Quaint mountain villages like this still exist in China in contrast to major cities such as Shanghai and Beijing.

One man’s grandfather was studying to become an Adventist worker at China Training Institute in 1940. Those were turbulent times, and that branch of the school closed. Through the years, a small group of believers remained faithful in the village.

The church planter returned to the village and helped them build this church.

Church members carried building materials for the church up the mountain on their backs in baskets like this.

Please pray for the people of this mountain village and for the dedicated church planters in China who are carrying the gospel to people in major cities and remote areas.

Rick Kajiura, Office of Adventist Mission