The Allen Memorial Church in Shanghai is considered the Mother Church of Methodism in China. On day the ministers of the Japanese Mission asked the Chinese Christians to permit them to use this historic church as a place of worship for the many Japanese soldiers stationed in Shanghai after the capture of the city. At first the Chinese hesitated, but after praying over the question granted full permission saying: "We would not want the world to hear that the doors of our church had been closed to any group that wanted to worship God."
- Grace Noll Crowell
 

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