The Church of the Brethren first sent missionaries to China in 1908. Two years later they established a mission station in Pingding, Shanxi Province. Brethren missionaries engaged in agricultural, medical, educational, and evangelistic work in China for decades, establishing a local church in spite of significant hardships including famine, plague, local warlord violence, and Japanese occupation. The church and mission in China ended under Communist rule in the early 1950s.
This guide includes resources helpful for studying the Church of the Brethren in China. Many of the archival collections and rare books are housed in the Hess Archives and Special Collections.
