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Protestant Church Demolished in Xinxiang, Henan

Protestant Church Demolished in Xinxiang, Henan

Source: Direct Reports from China Date: June 11, 2018 On the morning of April 16, the Changcun town government in Changyuan County, in Henan Province’s Xinxiang city demolished a Protestant church in Beixinxing village claiming that the church building was illegal. A...

Authorities Demolish Catholic Way of the Cross in Henan

Authorities Demolish Catholic Way of the Cross in Henan

Source: UCANews Date: June 11, 2018 A Roman Catholic Way of the Cross in China's Henan Province was forcibly demolished by authorities in the evening of June 5. Officials removed images of Jesus at the well-known Our Lady of Mount Carmel pilgrimage site in Tianjiajing...

Police Seized a Church and Arrested Christians in Jilin

Police Seized a Church and Arrested Christians in Jilin

Source: Direct Reports from China Date: June 9, 2018 The public security police, the SWAT police and urban management officers from Jilin Province’s Jilin city seized a church near a residential community called “Beijijiayuan” on May 8, taking away four Christians. At...

Christian Anti-Abortion Protesters Detained in Guangdong

Christian Anti-Abortion Protesters Detained in Guangdong

Source: ChinaAid Date: June 8, 2018 The police in China’s southern Guangdong province detained a Christian couple that was advocating against abortion in a local park last Friday, reports ChinaAid. Liang Ziliang, a preacher at a Baptist Church in Heshan, Guangdong,...

Police Close the Early Rain Covenant Church

Police Close the Early Rain Covenant Church

Source: Asia News Date: June 6, 2018 On Monday, the police in Chengdu, Sichuan closed the Early Rain Covenant Church and detained its pastor Wang Yi, his wife, and a dozen preachers and worshipers. The church planned to hold a special prayer service that evening...