Beijing Baptist Church Foreign passport holders only. Also holds a Sunday school at 10am. Service hours: Sun 11am, 5.30pm. 3/F, CTS Plaza (Zhonglu Dasha), 2 Beisanhuan Donglu, Chaoyang District. Pastor Laterza (6474 1869)

Chongwenmen Church (Ashbury Methodist) Originally built in 1870, the first American Methodist church and the largest existing Protestant church in Beijing holds services in Chinese with English translations. Service hours: Sun 8, 10:30am. 2 Hougou Hutong, 4 Chongwenmen Neidajie (near Chongwenmen subway station), Dongcheng District. (6513 3549, 6522 9984)

Beijing International Christian Fellowship Multicul­tural, Bible-centered, interdenominational gatherings for foreign passport-holders. Services translated from English into five languages. Offers Sunday services, classes, various ministries and a counseling center.

1) Services Sun 9.30am (bilingual), 11:30am (English). Rm 220, 21st Century Theatre, 40 Liangmaqiao Lu, Chaoyang District. (8454 3468, 139 0110 4943);

auditorium, Raycom Bldg C, 2 Kexueyuan Nanlu, Zhongguancun, Haidian District. (8286 2813) www. bicf.org 1)

Capital Community Church A warm international and interdenominational church gathering for foreign passport-holders. Classes at 9.30am for all ages during the school year. Service hours: Sun 10.45am. 8/F, Yosemite Clubhouse, 4 Yuyang Lu, Houshayu Zhen, Shunyi District. (8046 4796, 136 1100 5842)

Congregation of the Good Shepherd Interdenomina­tional congregation with traditional liturgical worship. Foreign passport-holders only. Service hours: Sun 10am. 3/F Capital Mansions Athlet­ic Center, 6 Xinyuan Nanlu, Chaoyang District. (8453 1139, 135 2200 1229) www.goodshepherdcongrega­tion.com

The River of Grace Church A church emphasizing rela­tionships, compassion and service. Has a Sunday school. Foreign passport-holders only. Service hours: Sun 10am. 2/F The Great Hotel, 1 Zuo­jiazhuang Lu (behind CTS Plaza at Sanyuan Qiao), Chaoyang District. (131 2690 5684, 6466 1680) www. theriverofgrace.com