A believer was arrested in 2015 and sentenced to two years in jail for believing in a heterodox religious movement.
House Churches
Home of Over 300 Believers Threatened to be Demolished
A house church in Jilin was destroyed in mid-July, and over 200 believers were arrested; now, they will lose their home, because the local authorities have ordered to demolish their 8-story residential building.
Christian Deemed “Counter-revolutionary” for Constructing a Church
A believer was reprimanded for a church that she has financed to build, and authorities demanded to demolish it.
Four South Korean Preachers Deported
Four South Korean missionaries were arrested in the cities of Dandong and Dalian in May this year and were later deported.
House Church Leader Forced to Pay for Prison Meals
While a house church leader was serving her sentence, her family has been drained of money in paying for her prison meals.
School Principal Dismissed and On Surveillance For Belief In God
A principal from China’s Liaoning Province has been on Communist Party’s watch list ever since he became religious.
House Church Christian Tracked Down and Arrested
A previously arrested member of a Christian house church moved to a different province hoping to evade future persecutions, but authorities tracked her down.
Preacher Arrested and Tortured While Attempting to Save Others
Two house church pastors were apprehended while preaching in Xinjiang; a colleague tries to secure their release but is arrested and tortured herself.
71 Believers Arrested, 16 Receive Prison Sentences in Henan
Arrested during a church meeting, handcuffed believers were taken to a police station and later were fined, some detained and then sentenced.
House Church Leader Forced to Undergo Intense Indoctrination
Arrested for her belief, a house church leader spent three years in prison undergoing brutal atheist “training.”