Pastor Geng Zejun, the popular house church preacher, has been punished for his stubborn refusal to join the state-controlled Three-Self Church.
House Churches
Xi’an Church of Abundance: Crackdown on a Historical House Church
After 30 years of existence, the theologically mainline church is accused of fraud and of being a xie jiao or a “cult.”
Sola Fide Golden Lampstand Church Leaders Arrested Again in Shanxi
They were jailed in 2009 and their church was dynamited in 2018. Their persecution continues.
Taiyuan Reformed Church Under Police Attack
Brother Zhao Weikai has been arrested on May 17. The house church in Taiyuan (China) has been repeatedly harassed in the last few months.
Leading House Churches Targeted in China
Beijing’s Zion Church, Renai Church in Guiyang, and Early Rain in Chengdu continue to be under attack.
USCIRF, China Aid Release Yearly Reports on Religious Liberty
China Aid focused on house church Christians persecuted in China, USCIRF singled out 14 countries, insisting for a tougher stand on Russia.
House Church Under Attack in Guiyang
Guiyang Renai Reformed Church organized private meetings in a hotel room. After a police raid, three members and the elder were arrested.
Numerous Protestant Venues Shut Down Across China
Local authorities raid and close places of worship using various pretexts, from poverty alleviation to epidemic prevention.
Protestant Churches Continue to Be Destroyed Across China
Both Three-Self and house church venues have been demolished under various pretexts in Shaanxi, Anhui, and other provinces. Exclusive videos and pictures from Bitter Winter.
House Churches Are Pushed to the Brink of Extinction
Unregistered Protestant venues are monitored by plainclothes police officers and residential communities’ managers before their churches are raided and closed.