Department of Cultural Affairs

The Beitou Presbyterian Church was established by Canadian missionary George Leslie Mackay. One of the oldest church buildings in Taipei, it was designed by Canadian missionary William Gauld in 1912. Originally, the congregation was made up mostly of plains aborigines from the Beitou area. The building serves as valuable historical evidence of Western religious development in Taiwan. Constructed of red bricks with a wooden frame in a style similar to British country churches, the exterior walls were reinforced with buttresses to protect against earthquakes. It is also highly significant as the only surviving church designed by William Gauld in the 20th century.