ICC Note:

Thirty Chinese police surrounded a house church and ordered the service to stop. The recent incident in Beijing is only a small part of China’s enormous crackdown on the underground church. China only recognizes the state run Three Self Patriotic Movement Church and is doing its best to force Christians to join it and to stop all other Christian activity. China fears the underground church or any other movement’s ability to bring unity and assemble groups of people.

11/1/16 China (The Gospel Herald) – Chinese authorities surrounded a house church in Beijing before raiding the building and ordering congregants to stop meeting – or face legal action.

According to China Aid, an international non-profit Christian human rights organization committed to promoting religious freedom and rule of law in China, the Shengai Fellowship Family Church in Beijing had organized a gathering on Oct.7 in the home of Xu Yonghai, an elder in the church.

After receiving word of the gather, police raided and terminated the meeting. More than thirty police officers guarded the building and demanded the gathering be cancelled.

Over the past two years, hundreds of underground church members, priests, and other activists have been arrested by the Communist Party for protesting against the nationwide crackdown on churches.

…