The Confucian church ( or ) is a Confucian religious institution inspired by the Christian church.
Chinese people outside of China started their own Confucian churches, they are especially common in Indonesia and the United States.
Since around 2000 interest in Confucianism has been growing, which has renewed talks about a national "Confucian church". The Holy Confucian Church () was started on November 1, 2015.
Related pages
Chinese folk religion
Religious Confucianism
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