Chen Chonggui (1883-1963) was a famous
Chinese Christian priest and theologian.
He was born in Wuhan, Hubei Province, and accepted Christianism in
his early time. In 1908, he began to take charge of church affairs in
Hubei Province. Later he went
around China to missionize and
sermonize.
He claimed that Chinese followers should
contribute to the development of China and erase imperialism factor in churches. In the 1950s, he launched
Three-self Patriotic Movement of the Protestant Churches in China with other leaders of Christianism. He
was elected as vice chairman of the Committee of Three-self Patriotic Movement
of the Protestant Church in the First Chinese Christianism
National Congress. He died in
Chongqing in 1963.
His main works include
The General Comment to the Bible, God's Permission and
Practical Christianism.