Authorities in Xinjiang forcibly shut down a Christian house church, arresting some of its leaders and believers.
House Churches
Foreign Missionaries Deported from Several Regions
Authorities are closely monitoring house churches with foreign affiliations disguising anti-religious activities as the fight against “foreign infiltration forces.”
Female Christians Tortured for Hosting Sunday School
CCP authorities arrested four women in Shaanxi Province for organizing religious classes for 32 young Christians and later locked them up to torture in prison cells intended for male death row inmates.
Church Leaders Arrested, One Loses Job in Aftermath
In Xinjiang’s Urumqi, authorities shut down a house church and arrested several of its church leaders. A female church leader has lost her job due to the arrest.
Authorities Disregard Laws When Dealing With Believers
The police in Henan arrested six house church Christians and posted information about one of them online, blatantly violating her right to privacy.
House Church Leader Arrested and Tortured
Authorities in China’s Shandong tortured a house church leader and imprisoned two others for their religious belief.
Police Raided Sola Fide Gathering Place
Authorities in Hunan province’s Huaihua city mobilized over 80 armed police officers who smashed objects in a house church and confiscated donation money.
Almost 2,000 Believers Persecuted in Chongqing
Since April this year, authorities in Chongqing’s Jiangjin district launched a campaign to completely shut down house churches.
Believers Coerced Into Leaving Zion Church
Before the shutdown of Beijing’s Zion Church earlier this month, authorities made numerous attempts at coercing believers to leave the church.
Congregation Site Seized, Used by Village’s Party Committee
Party cadres in a Jiangxi village seized a Christian congregation site and are now using it for their work now.