The Chinese government often uses indirect intimidation tactics to carry out its persecution of religious faith. In the case of underground churches, the people who rent out to them are often pressured to terminate agreements.
House Churches
House Church Raided Twice for Standing Up to Authorities
In the past two months, law enforcement and government agencies ransacked a Sola Fide church in Hunan because its leadership refused to join the government-controlled Three-Self Patriotic Movement.
130 Christians Detained After Police Raid in Henan
A gathering of believers from across China at an Apostolic house church was unexpectedly disrupted when nearly 200 law enforcement officers showed up, acting on a tip-off from a local party cadre.
200 Officers Raided a House Church in Henan’s Xinyang (Video)
The church’s pastor was detained and the believers were prohibited from congregating at the venue again.
“I’m Wearing a Police Uniform and Don’t Need Credentials”
Police officers and government officials raided a gathering place of the Eternal Life Christian Church in Fujian’s Fuzhou and ordered to cease gatherings, in complete disregard to religious regulations and law enforcement procedures.
Harassed for Signing Statement Against Authorities
The Guangdong-based house church ministers have been called in for questioning and threatened for putting their names on the document. On August 30, house church pastors, ministers, and elders signed a joint statement denouncing the Chinese government’s persecution of...
Sichuan House Church Raided Thrice in Six Years
Its congregation members and church leaders have gone through long-term harassment. In the latest raid, the police confiscated the church’s donation money as well.
CCP and House Churches in a Cat and Mouse Game
Since house churches have come up with several ingenious ways to evade persecution, the authorities have now started deploying spies to crack down on religious belief.
After Henan, Authorities Zero in on Anhui (VIDEO)
The province in the east of China is home to the second-largest population of Christians in China, most of whom are concentrated in the cities of Fuyang and Liu’an.
Crackdown on House Churches Continues in Guangdong (VIDEO)
In early September, the local authorities closed down the Shepherd’s House Church in the province’s Qingyuan city.