The authorities closed down a charitable institution for children because it was established and run by Christians from abroad. Last month, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) authorities shut down the Xinmi Welfare Home, House of Mercy, a home for orphans in Xinmi city...
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Persecuted for Religious Faith, Family Torn Apart
Members of a Christian family in the Anhui Province have been separated due to CCP sanctioned persecution. On August 25, 2015, three police officers lured Chen Xiulan (pseudonym) who was an active member in a local house church to the station under the pretext of...
Family of Believers Detained During Ambush
A family of three who are all members of The Church of Almighty God were detained during the “Operation Thunder” in Liaoning’s Dandong city. As Bitter Winter reported earlier, on June 26-28, a full-scale “Operation Thunder” was implemented in Liaoning Province,...
Three-Self Church Converted Into Political Activity Center
A newly-built state-sanctioned Protestant Three-Self Church in Luohe city, Henan, forcibly occupied by authorities and transformed into a center for Communist Party members. The Caodian Church, located in Wenshi township, Yuanhui district of Luohe was still undergoing...
Fleeing Christians Return to China, Become Key Police Targets
The Chinese authorities often target Christians or Chinese citizens who flee the country but then return. In August 2017, Jiang Han (pseudonym) returned to China. A member of The Church of Almighty God, a Chinese Christian new religious movement, he had returned to...
CCP Denies Tourist Visas To Christian Citizens
The authorities refused to issue tourist visas to citizens wanting to visit South Korea. Following the implementation of the new Regulations of Religious Affairs, Chinese citizens of Christian faith are finding it difficult to obtain permission to travel out of China....
Three-Self Church “Hidden” from Xi Jinping
The cross of a government-controlled church in a village in Shandong was removed, and the church was covered with greenery for a visit by China’s President. On June 9-10 this year, the Chinese government hosted in Qingdao city, Shandong Province, the summit of the...
Yet Another Three-Self Church Demolished in Henan
The authorities have demolished a yet another church despite it being a legal structure. In April this year, the local authorities in Henan’s Luohe demolished a government-controlled Protestant Three-Self church, citing planning and reconstruction as their reasons....
The CCP Attempts Church Demolition, Met with Fierce Protests
The authorities in a Henan Province's city were unable to demolish a church, following protests by believers. In April 2018, local authorities in Yanshi city of Henan Province made two attempts at demolishing a state-approved Protestant Three-Self Church but failed...
Church Demolished, Leaders and 60 Members Arrested
The Three-Self Church in Shuangmiao village is one of many government-controlled churches recently demolished in Henan Province. The crackdown on religion in China has affected even the Three-Self Churches that belong to the State-approved united Protestant church. On...







