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Minyuan Stadium, located in Tianjin, China, was one of the earliest modern sports venues in the country and played a significant role in the development of organized athletics in twentieth-century China. Situated within the former British concession area of the city, the stadium reflected both the international influences present in Tianjin at the time and the growing interest in modern Read more...

From Vance Christie: Carl Becker (1894-1990) was born and raised in Manheim, Pennsylvania. After receiving his medical training at Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia, he successfully practiced medicine in Boyertown, Pennsylvania, for seven years. In 1929 Becker and his wife, Marie, left Boyertown to go to the Belgian Congo (modern Democratic Republic of the Congo) under the Africa Inland Mission. Read more...

Charles Thomas Studd, commonly known as C. T. Studd, lived a life marked by remarkable transformation, deep conviction, and tireless missionary zeal. From the cricket fields of England to the mission stations of Africa, India, and China, his story reflects a wholehearted commitment to faith and service that left a lasting impact on global Christianity. Born in 1860 into a Read more...

The only Free Lutheran Church in Copenhagen, started by Niels Pedersen Grunnet (1827-1897) ♦ _____ ♦ Martinskirken, located in Copenhagen, Denmark, is a notable Lutheran church with a rich history tied to both local religious life and the broader development of urban Christianity in the Danish capital. Though not as internationally renowned as some of Europe’s grand cathedrals, Martinskirken holds Read more...

Watch Our Christian Heritage Interview with Ed McCully’s sons on the 70th anniversary of Operation Auca: Catch Part II – how has Operation Auca affected them 70 years later? Or watch from ITEC (Steve Saint, Nate Saint’s son – Operation Auca 60 years later) From Wikipedia: In 1956, on a sandbar on the Curaray, five Evangelical missionaries were killed by Huaorani tribespeople during Operation Auca, an attempt to Read more...

No Reserves. No Retreats. No Regrets.   WILLIAM WHITING BORDEN, OF YALE The Man with a Million for the Kingdom REV. HENRY W. FROST, America’s representative of the China Inland Mission, once asked a distinguished Englishman, “Of all that you have seen in America what has impressed you most?” Mr. Frost was expecting him to refer to the monuments of Read more...

From Wikipedia Lillian Hunt Trasher (27 September 1887 – 17 December 1961) was an American Christian missionary to Asyut, Egypt, as well as the founder of the first orphanage in Egypt. She is famed as the “Nile Mother” of Egypt.[by whom?] Early life Trasher was born in Jacksonville, Florida and was raised Roman Catholic in Brunswick, Georgia.[1] According to one account, her Quaker family had moved to the South Read more...

The Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion in Axum is one of the most revered religious sites in Ethiopia and holds a unique place in both Christian tradition and popular imagination. It is widely associated with one of history’s most mysterious and sacred objects—the Ark of the Covenant, which Ethiopian tradition claims is housed within the church grounds. The Read more...

The Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, located in Colombes just outside Paris, is one of the most historically significant sports venues in France. With a legacy stretching back more than a century, the stadium has hosted major international competitions, iconic sporting moments, and even events of global political importance. It remains a powerful symbol of early modern Olympic history and French sporting Read more...

Eric Liddell was known as the “Flying Scotsman” even though he was born in China. Yet when the 100 meter Olympic qualifying rounds were announced for Sunday, July 6th, 1924, Eric knew he could not participate in the race he was considered the clear favorite. Instead, on Sunday, July 6th, Eric preached the Sunday morning sermon at The Scots Kirk Read more...

One of the most tragic stories in Biblical archaeology is the tale of the Mesha Stele. Only one outsider is recorded to have seen it, Anglican missionary Frederick Klein. He said, “I am sorry to find that I was also the last European who had the privilege of seeing this monument of Hebrew antiquity in its perfect state of preservation.” Read more...

The plaque: Here stood the house of ETIENNE MANGIN in which was constructed the first Reformed Church of France. In front of this location 14 Reformists, arrested during a cult, were burned on October 8, 1546 at the decree of the Parliament in Paris on October 4, 1546. Offered by the City of Meaux 1985 Author’s note – I spent a Read more...

Jacques Pavanes finds his name spelled different ways. In The Fourteen of Meaux, it notes his name as Iacobus Pauaneus, Jaques Pavanes, Pavannes, and Jacques Pauvant. However you spell his name, they said “This Jaques Pavanes began to teach the truth with such fervency of soul that he was the first to suffer death by fire in Paris.” Likely less than Read more...

One of the first victims of the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, was Gaspard de Coligny of Châtillon. His great grandson would be the King of England. Wounded in battle and later knighted, he became Colonel-General of the infantry. His brother Andelot, a recent Protestant convert, sent Coligny a devotional book that appeared to contribute to Coligny’s own conversion. Coligny’s efforts for Read more...

The Musée du Désert stands as one of the most significant memorials to the endurance of French Protestantism, particularly the experience of the Huguenots during one of the darkest periods in their history. Located in the Cévennes region of southern France, the museum preserves both the memory and the spiritual legacy of those who maintained their faith under persecution. The Read more...

The Berthelsdorf Church holds an important place in the history of early Protestant renewal movements in Europe, particularly in connection with the rise of the Moravian Church in the eighteenth century. Situated in the quiet village of Berthelsdorf in Saxony, the church became a spiritual center closely tied to the life and work of Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf and the Read more...

Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf (1700–1760) stands among the most influential Christian leaders of the eighteenth century, a man whose life blended aristocratic responsibility, deep personal piety, and an enduring passion for missionary work. Known formally as Reichsgraf (Imperial Count) von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf, he played a decisive role in the renewal of the Moravian Church and helped spark one of Read more...

From Wikipedia: All Saints’ Church, commonly referred to as Schlosskirche (Castle Church) to distinguish it from the Stadtkirche (Town Church) of St. Mary’s – and sometimes known as the Reformation Memorial Church – is a Lutheran church in Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is the site where, according to Philip Melanchthon, the Ninety-five Theses were posted by Martin Luther in 1517,[1] the act that has been called the start of the Protestant Reformation.[2][3] From 1883 onwards, the church was restored as Read more...

The execution of Jan Hus stands as one of the most significant moments in the history of church reform in Europe. The death of Jan Hus not only marked the end of his life but also ignited a movement that would shape religious developments for generations to come. Jan Hus was born around 1372 in Bohemia (modern-day Czech Republic) and Read more...

The execution of Dietrich Bonhoeffer on April 9, 1945, stands as one of the most solemn and powerful episodes of Christian witness in the twentieth century. A pastor, theologian, and outspoken critic of Adolf Hitler’s regime, Bonhoeffer’s death came in the final days of World War II, when the collapse of Nazi Germany was imminent. Bonhoeffer had long opposed the Read more...