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Bitter Winter

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Read the Severe Persecution of Christians in China.

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House Churches in Danger of Being Labeled Xie Jiao

The label xie jiao, reserved for banned “heterodox teachings,” is now increasingly applied to “normal” house churches.

Yao Zhangjin

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A view of Zhenxiong County. Credits.

04/28/2023 Li Xiaosi

The Small Church That Disturbed the CCP: Preacher Chang Hao Detained in Yunnan

He had what looked like a good idea and distributed anti-COVID masks with Bible verses. The police did not appreciate it. 

The Bengbu Prison, Anhui. From Weibo.

04/24/2023 Wang Zhipeng

Bengbu Dissident Christian Pastor Arrested  

Pastor Wan Changchun was one of the signatories of  the 2018 statement of protest against the new Religious Affairs Regulation.

The historical “snow service” of Shouwang on November 1, 2009, in Haidian Park, Beijing. From Facebook.

02/14/2023 Wang Zhipeng

Beijing Shouwang Church: The House Church That Refuses to Die

On February 8, the police “discovered” that the megachurch liquidated in 2019 continues to exist clandestinely.

Zhao Weikai’s wife Li Xin’s WeChat post reporting on his sentence.

01/02/2023 Qi Junzao

Zhao Weikai: Russian-Style Jail Sentence for “Extremism”

Inspired by Putin’s crackdown on “illegal” religion, Chinese authorities now claim that pastors they do not like are guilty of “extremism.”

A view of Linfen’s Yaodu District.

11/21/2022 Tao Niu

Covenant Home Church Banned in Shanxi

After the detention of four leaders, the authorities decided to liquidate the popular house church. 

One of the detention centers in Zibo City. From Weibo.

11/11/2022 Tao Niu

Beijing Lampstand Church: Families Demand Release of Arrested Pastor, Co-Worker

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.

Night view of Luoyang, Henan, with some of the local government buildings.

11/04/2022 Lei Shihong

Henan Preacher Arrested for Purchasing Christian Books Online

Chen Lijun was detained in August. His wife reports he is still in jail, and his family is in desperate conditions.

Detained: Pastor Geng Zejun. From Weibo.

10/25/2022 Ma Wenyan

Church of the Rock: Wife of Detained Pastor Speaks Out

Hao Ying claims that the authorities refuse to schedule an appeal trial for her husband, Pastor Geng Zejun.

Building of the Municipal People’s Government of Xi’an, responsible for the liquidation of the Church of Abundance.

10/20/2022 Tao Niu

Shaanxi: Persecution of the Church of Abundance Continues

Pastor Lian Changnian, Brother Lian Xuliang, and Sister Fu Juan remain under detention after two months. Church members have been beaten.

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