To obtain licenses from government authorities, preachers have to prove their knowledge of Chinese culture and socialism rather than Christianity.
Christian Faith in China
Christian Website Shut Down, Its Administrators Arrested
Authorities in Zhejiang shut down a Christian website in 2016 and harassed nine believers who used to run the site.
Authorities Extorted Believer for Spreading the Gospel
Christians who spread the gospel are severely fined by the authorities, causing financial hardships for their families.
Unknown Details of Church Demolition Attempt Emerge
Four years ago, authorities in Zhejiang’s Wenzhou tried to demolish a church by force.
Christian Man Secretly Sentenced for Interprovincial Preaching
A man from Hebei was given a prison sentence for preaching in other provinces like Jilin and Liaoning. However, his trial was conducted in secret, without informing his family.
CCP Forcibly Seizes and Burns Christian Books
Yichuan county’s United Front Work Department searched a Church and confiscated religious materials that were later destroyed.
How Authorities Dismantled the Beijing Zion Church
From forcing the landlord to cancel the lease to banning the church’s WeChat account, authorities left no stone unturned in bringing down the church.
Authorities Restrict Christian Funerals and Wedding Events
Public officials in China are disrupting events of religious nature, following the implementation of the newly revised Religious Affairs Regulations.
Even Ailing Christians Are Sent to Camps in Xinjiang
In separate incidences, Chinese authorities arrested elderly members of a house church and a pastor and detained them in “transformation through education camps.” On April 19, the police detained three elderly members of a Christian house church in Shawan county of...
Christian in Shandong Pursued by Police for 20 Years
After failing to arrest a believer six times, the police posted an online alert to capture him. Liu Yan (pseudonym), the leader of a house church in Heze city, Shandong Province and a believer since 1993, has been wanted by the police for years. In 1997 alone, the...