Pressure is increasing on independent pastors and their communities to join the state-controlled protestant church.
Lin Yijiang
Young Christian Given 9-Year Sentence
The Church of Almighty God and its members routinely endure the most persecution from the Chinese government.
Solidarity with Persecuted Leads to Persecution
Churches and pastors across China gave support to Early Rain Covenant Church, and now they are targeted by the state.
The Red Armbands Are Watching You. Everywhere
Reminiscent of the Cultural Revolution, China mobilizes citizen spies, vigilantes to “maintain public order” and suppress religion.
Dozens of Bitter Winter Reporters Arrested
Accused of espionage and subversion, at least 45 contributors were arrested and interrogated; the reporter who filmed a secret camp in Xinjiang “disappeared” after the arrest.
Underground Catholics in Jiangxi May Lose Their Churches
Authorities are harassing underground Catholic churches in the Diocese of Yujiang, intimidating believers into joining the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association.
Guangdong Christian Imprisoned After Years of Persecution
In three years, a member of the Church of Almighty God from Zhongshan city has been arrested twice for her belief; she was sentenced to six years in prison.
Sinicization Turns Churches into CCP Clubs
The so-called “four requirements” campaign demands religious venues in China to perform nationalist rituals, preach socialist morality under the watch of state inspectors.
Thousand-Year-Old Temple Destroyed to Build Highway
Monks who lived at old Buddhist Gaoshan Temple in Jiujiang city were forced to move as Chinese government demolishes the holy place.
Resort in Jiangxi Province Becomes an Indoctrination Base
At least 25 members of The Church of Almighty God are being detained at the Phoenix Ravine Resort, which has been turned into a “legal education center.”
Lin Yijiang
Uses a pseudonym for security reasons.