The national symposium was more than a celebration. It instructed Christian pastors to hail in their sermons the recent Third Plenary Session of the CCP Central Committee.
Christian Faith in China
China, “Strict Governance of Religion” Imposed on Christians
A new slogan calls for a closer supervision of preachers and sermons by both Three Self bureaucrats and the United Front.
Street Evangelist Chen Wensheng Sentenced Again
He received a comparatively mild sentence (one year and seven months) but the authorities’s strategy is to keep arresting him (he was arrested more than 100 times).
Yan Zhengxue: Persecuted Chinese Christian Artist Dies at Age 80
A key figure of the dissident artist movement and a member of the Beijing Holy Love Fellowship House Church, he was repeatedly detained and tortured.
Hefei’s Ganquan Church: Wives Call for Release of Pastor Zhou, Elder Ding
The two Christian leaders falsely accused of fraud suffer of diseases that cannot be treated in jail, families say.
Hohhot Christians’ Trial: Ban Yanchao Gets 5 Years for Distributing Bibles
Co-defendant evangelist Wang Honglan has not been sentenced yet but remains in custody.
Yunnan Christian Preacher Chang Hao Still Illegally Detained
The term for keeping him in jail without a verdict has expired. Yet the “Christian anti-COVID-masks man” has not been released.
Fuyang Maizhong Reformed Church Raided Again
Three Christians were placed under administrative detention on January 18. The Anhui house church has been harassed by the authorities since 2018.
Dalian House Church Pastor Kan Xiaoyong Sentenced to 14 Years in Jail
Five co-defendants were also sentenced to heavy prison sentences in a decision aimed at destroying the successful Discipleship Home Network.
Hefei’s Ganquan Church: Three Released, Two Remain in Jail
Pastor Zhou Songlin and Elder Ding Zhongfu are still detained, while their co-workers Mao Junma, Pei Defei, and Yang Peiyun were released on bail. All should face charges of fraud.