Authorities forcibly took over and looted True Jesus Church in Henan’s Shangqiu city, arresting its director and detaining her for 15 days.
House Churches
Henan Authorities Continue to Shut down House Churches
Meeting venues are raided, Bibles and religious articles seized, and believers registered and photographed for further surveillance.
Shouwang Church: The Rise and Fall of Beijing’s Largest Megachurch
After a long resistance, a final crackdown has ended 25 years of history of one of the largest house church congregations in China.
Sleeping in Woods: 100+ Believers Try to Escape Police
In Hubei Province, systematic police harassment disrupted the gatherings of a house church
House Church in Fujian Shut Down 8 Times
The Chinese government has been persecuting the House of Bethel church in Fuzhou city since its opening 13 years ago.
House Churches Closed for Being “Anti-Chinese”
With the pretext of preventing “western forces” from threatening to the CCP’s regime through religion, the authorities are sparing no efforts to suppress and shut down house churches.
“Henan-Style” Persecution Spreads to Other Provinces
Henan set the example: Campaigns to remove crosses, close down house churches, and repurpose religious buildings documented in dozens of cities across China.
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.
CCP Goes After Church Venues in Disrepair
Perfectly functional, or barely functional, the Chinese government will go after any religious meeting site.
Return Visit System: Closing Churches for Good
Monthly visits, detailed checklists, tracking of believers who fail to attend approved churches – a systematic plan to ensure closed down churches stay closed.