The CCP is strictly controlling state-appointed pastors and preachers, as well as congregation members, limiting their worshiping to the areas where they live.
Three-Self Church
Three-Self Church Members Refuse to Worship Communist God
Despite harsh crackdowns on non-sanctioned places of worship, ever more state-approved church believers join them, preferring life in danger to indoctrination.
“Sinicization” of Hymns to Praise the Party
Patriotic ideology and traditional Chinese culture forcefully replacing religious activities, churches pressured to stage plays and operas to transform faith.
Surveillance Cameras Besiege Three-Self Churches
Believers in government-controlled churches have their personal and religious freedoms violated, as authorities watch their every move.
Churches Shut Down, Demolished—Despite Deals with CCP
The compromises Three-Self churches made with the Chinese government only brought intensified persecution, not peace.
Multiple Three-Self Churches Across Henan “Donated” to State
The CCP claims that in each “area” of the province, one Three-Self church is enough. The others should be “donated” to the government, which will use them for secular purposes.
Three-Self Churches Ripped Apart in Henan Province
Local authorities in Henan shut down churches by blocking off the entrances and destroying church facilities.
Multiple Three-Self Churches Repurposed in Henan
Revolutionary songs and traditional Chinese opera are replacing prayers and hymns after authorities forcibly take over government-approved churches.
A Bitter Easter for Christians in China
April 21 was Easter. The CCP “celebrated” the day by harassing dissident Catholics, house church Protestants, and even devotees of the government-controlled Three Self Church.
Sermons with Too Much Religion Not Allowed
The CCP is demanding state-approved preachers to replace the words of God with Communist ideology and Confucian values.