Beijing Lampstand Church: Pastor Qin Sifeng Sentenced to Five Years in Jail
Two co-workers were also sentenced but released. The successful house church is being punished for its national outreach.
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Two co-workers were also sentenced but released. The successful house church is being punished for its national outreach.
A new charge hits the Christians from Xi’an, who have been detained for more than 140 days.
After the detention of four leaders, the authorities decided to liquidate the popular house church.
Qin Sifeng and Su Minjun are in jail in Shandong after they tried to evangelize in Yunnan, a reminder of the “zero tolerance” policy for house churches who operate outside of their area.
Pastor Lian Changnian, Brother Lian Xuliang, and Sister Fu Juan remain under detention after two months. Church members have been beaten.
After the August 19 raid, the leaders of Linfen’s Covenant House Church were placed under arrest on September 30.
The raid of August 21 has been followed by a formal notice that Pastor Guo Muyun’s house church is “illegal” and should be liquidated.
In Beijing, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Jilin, and Sichuan police raids targeted churches that refused to join the CCP-controlled Three-Self Church. Orders came from Xi Jinping himself.
After 30 years of existence, the theologically mainline church is accused of fraud and of being a xie jiao or a “cult.”
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