Chen Lijun was detained in August. His wife reports he is still in jail, and his family is in desperate conditions.
House Churches
Church of the Rock: Wife of Detained Pastor Speaks Out
Hao Ying claims that the authorities refuse to schedule an appeal trial for her husband, Pastor Geng Zejun.
Shaanxi: Persecution of the Church of Abundance Continues
Pastor Lian Changnian, Brother Lian Xuliang, and Sister Fu Juan remain under detention after two months. Church members have been beaten.
House Church Pastor and Elder Arrested in Shanxi
After the August 19 raid, the leaders of Linfen’s Covenant House Church were placed under arrest on September 30.
House Churches Attacked and Banned in Several Provinces
In Beijing, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Jilin, and Sichuan police raids targeted churches that refused to join the CCP-controlled Three-Self Church. Orders came from Xi Jinping himself.
Church of the Rock: Pastor Geng Zejun Sentenced to 1 Year and 3 Months in Prison
Pastor Geng Zejun, the popular house church preacher, has been punished for his stubborn refusal to join the state-controlled Three-Self Church.
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.