Christianity entered Jingpo area with imperialist forces. 1894, American pastor Goldman was sent by the mainland association to preach from Liuku to Muchengpo, Zhongshan Township, Luxi. 1903, the mainland association sent a French priest Fabrum to preach in Nongqiu Village, Dongshan Township. 19 14, the Mubaba Church in Myanmar sent English pastor Ingram and Kachin pastor Demano to enter the country to preach in Manjiazhai, Nongdao Township, Ruili City. After 19 15, both mainland and overseas churches sent priests to preach in Dehong counties.
At this time, some Jingpo people believed in Christianity. Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, Christianity in Dehong was controlled by two church forces. One is Myitkyina Association of Myanmar and Ba Maw Association, which have great influence and control Ruili, Longchuan and Yingjiang. One is Chinese mainland Association, and the control areas are Luxi and Lianghe. 1942 The two armies were affiliated to the Church of England, and after 1945 they were affiliated to the Church of America. 1950, all European and American clergy were evacuated from Dehong.
After the founding of New China, Christianity in Jingpo minority areas got rid of the control of imperialism and embarked on the road of independent development. 195 1 year, local Christians supported the "three-self-innovation" movement of "autonomy, autobiography and self-support", put forward the slogan of "loving religion and patriotism", carried out internal innovation, and got rid of the manipulation and control of imperialist church forces. 1956, Dehong Christian organization established the "China Christian Guangshan General Association" and embarked on the road of independent management.
Encouraged by the policy of freedom of religious belief, Christianity has made great progress in recent years and started to move towards standardization. This development is reflected in the increase of clergy and believers and the development of various religious trainings. According to the investigation of the provincial Christian "three-self" patriotic association and patriotic associations in various places, 44 clergy have been placed since * * * 1982, including 7 priests and 3 Jingpo people; There are 37 preachers and 2 1 Jingpo people. By the end of 1999, there were 38,246 Christians in Quanzhou, including 28,093 Jingpo people, and Christians began to develop from alpine mountainous areas and some semi-mountainous and semi-dam areas to cities and towns.
Christianity in Jingpo area has the following regulations for priests: no molestation of women; Not immoral; No lying, no perjury; Rest and worship on Sunday; Don't steal; Do not kill people; Do not smoke or drink; Do not dance folk dances; Do not sing folk songs; Close support for missionaries; And assist in missionary work; Respect parents and abide by national laws; Love others as yourself, help each other, and don't be jealous.
After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), the policy of freedom of religious belief was implemented. According to the statistics of 1989, about 14.24% of the people of Dehong Jingpo and Lisu believe in Christianity. According to the statistics of 1987, there are 12 Catholic teachers and 1024 believers in Dehong prefecture.