The Dalian Initiative
Church Planting Among 6 Million
Missionaries to Dalian China
The Dalian Initiative is a strategy to reach Dalian, China with the gospel of Jesus Christ through strategic church planting efforts as well as to establish a base to train other men for ministry to reach other areas of the city and world.
Dalian By The Area And Numbers
How many churches are needed to reach Dalian? Our dream goal is to see a church planted for every 50,000 people and based on the population that means we need to establish 135 churches.
| Name | Population (Est. 2015) | Area (km²) | Density (/km²) | Churches Needed (/50,000 people) |
| Dalian (Census Total) | 6,690,432 | 13237 | 532.09 | 135 |
City Proper (Registered Total)
| Name | Population (Est. 2015) | Area (km²) | Density (/km²) | Churches Needed (/50,000 people) |
| Zhongshan District | 360722 | 40.1 | 8996 | 7 |
| Xigang District | 293316 | 23.94 | 12252 | 6 |
| Shahekou District | 648719 | 34.71 | 18690 | 13 |
| Ganjingzi District | 843342 | 451.52 | 1868 | 17 |
Suburban (Registered Total)
| Name | Population (Est. 2015) | Area (km²) | Density (/km²) | Churches Needed (/50,000 people) |
| Lüshunkou District | 221356 | 512.15 | 432 | 4 |
| Jinzhou Distrcit | 681543 | 1352.54 | 504 | 14 |
| Pulandian District | 915595 | 2769.9 | 331 | 18 |
Satellite Cities (Registered Total)
| Name | Population (Est. 2015) | Area (km²) | Density (/km²) | Churches Needed (/50,000 people) |
| Wafangdian District | 997830 | 3576.4 | 279 | 20 |
| Zhuanghe District | 901182 | 3655.7 | 247 | 18 |
Rural (Registered Total)
| Name | Population (est. 2015) | Area (km²) | Density (/km²) | Churches Needed (/50,000 people) |
| Changhai County | 72033 | 156.89 | 459 | 2 |
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