 the china christian council () or ccc was founded in 1980 as an umbrella organization for all protestant churches in the people's republic of china with bishop k. h. ting (, 1915â2012) as its president. it works to provide theological education and the publication of bibles (the chinese union version mostly), hymnals (the chinese new hymnal mostly), and other religious literature. it encourages the exchange of information among local churches in evangelism, pastoral work and administration. it has formulated a church order for local churches, and seeks to continue to develop friendly relations with churches overseas. thumb|right|ccc&tspm office on jiujiang road, shanghai. together with the three-self patriotic movement, the organizations are known as the lianghui (), or "two organizations."frequently asked questions about the protestant church in china through the ccc, the registered protestant church participates in the world council of churches. the ccc serves to unite and provide services for churches in china by formulating church order, encouraging theological education through seminaries and bible schools, such as nanjing union theological seminary, publishing bibles and other christian materials, and coordinating training programs for churches. ==brief introduction== the china christian council and the national committee of the three-self patriotic movement of the protestant churches in china (tspm) together are often called the lianghui (two organizations). christianity was introduced to china first by nestorian priests in 635ad. due to various historical, cultural, social and political reasons, christianity did not take root in china. in the 19th century, protestant christianity was brought to china, but unfortunately it was associated with colonialism and was seen as a 'foreign religion'. riots broke out in several areas throughout the country. the spread of the gospel is slow. during the 150 years from the introduction of christianity in 1807 to the foundation of new china in 1949, there were only 700,000 believers. in the 1950s, in order to change the image of christianity as a foreign religion, chinese christians with a broad vision initiated the three-self patriotic movement. the principle of self-governance, self-support and self-propagation quickly received a positive response from chinese christians. the first chinese christian national conference was held in beijing in 1954. after that, the national committee of the three-self patriotic movement of the protestant churches in china was set up. its purpose was to unite and guide chinese christians to love the motherland, abide by the law, actively support and participate in the construction of socialism, adhere to independent efforts 
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