A major two-year face-lift has started on the Church of Holy Trinity, a typical Gothic-style building at the crossing of Jiujiang and Jiangxi roads, to restore its original splendor.

　　Leaders of the Chinese Christian Association recently officially announced that the former church - which housed some government offices for Huangpu District for decades - will resume its religious functions. They said the church will also host the association gatherings.

　　The city government has named the 135-year-old church an excellent historic building and offered it municipal protection.