Chinese Authorities Shut Down House ChurchOctober 11, 2022 — 10/11/2022 China (International Christian Concern) - Berea Church, a house church in Putian, Fujian Province, was recently shut down for “conducting activities in the name of a social group without...
Shanxi’s Linfen Holds Seventh Seminar on Sinicization of ChristianityOctober 8, 2022 — 10/08/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – On September 24, more than 90 pastors from the state-vetted Three-Self churches attended the seventh seminar on the Sinicization of Christianity, held in Yaodu...
2022 Persecution Incident Report: ChinaOctober 6, 2022 — Picking up where the 2021 report left off — at the beginning of July 2021 — this report summarizes ICC's reporting on the topic in the last year. The continued...
Preachers from Linfen Church Formally ArrestedOctober 6, 2022 — 10/06/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – On September 30, Preacher Li Jie and Preacher Han Xiaodong from Linfen Holy Covenant Church in Shanxi province, detained in August for the alleged...
Christian Family Threatened with Eviction in ChinaOctober 4, 2022 — 10/04/2022 China (International Christian Concern) - Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) is a house church in China whose members have faced substantial persecution from the Chinese government over the last...
Persecuted for a Decade, a Church PersistsSeptember 27, 2022 — 09/27/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – A member of the demolished Golden Lampstand Church in Shanxi province asks for prayers for the imprisoned leaders of his house church, especially his...
Previously Raided House Church in Changchun Now BannedSeptember 20, 2022 — 09/20/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – A house church in Jilin province’s Changchun raided last month by police during its Sunday worship is now disbanded by the government. On September...
Xi Jinping Declines Pope Francis’ Request for a MeetingSeptember 19, 2022 — 09/19/2022 China (International Christian Concern) - Last week, both Pope Francis and Xi Jinping happened to be in Kazakhstan on official visits. While they were there, Pope Francis expressed his...
Imprisoned Yunnan Christian Faces Formal ArrestSeptember 19, 2022 — 09/18/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – Ethnic Nu Christian Wang Shunping from Yunnan, detained last month in Nujiang prefecture, faces formal arrest from Fugong County’s Public Security Bureau (PSB). Wang...
Pope Francis: I’m Always Ready to Visit ChinaSeptember 15, 2022 — 09/15/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – On his way to Kazakhstan on September 13, Pope Francis told journalists on the papal plane that he was ready to visit China. Pope...
China Implements Strict New Rules on Its Entertainment IndustrySeptember 14, 2022 — 09/14/2022 China (International Christian Concern) - Last month, China’s State Administration of Radio and Television published its new rules for radio and television programs. These new regulations are part of...
Henan Holds Sermon Competition on Sinicization of ChristianitySeptember 13, 2022 — 09/13/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – China’s Henan province recently held a competition to select the best sermons and preachers among the state-vetted churches. According to China Christian Daily, Henan...
China’s New Regulations on Online Religious ContentSeptember 12, 2022 — 09/12/2022 China (International Christian Concern) - On September 1, China’s new “Administrative Measures for Internet Religious Information Services” will be fully implemented across the country. The regulations, designed to limit...
Entire Chinese Church Congregation Seeks Refugee Status in United StatesSeptember 6, 2022 — 09/06/2022 Thailand (International Christian Concern) - The world is watching the ongoing crisis of the entire church congregation who left China due to religious persecution to seek asylum in South...
ERCC Member Briefly Taken Away for Illegal GatheringAugust 30, 2022 — 08/30/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – On August 28, as some of the members of Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) were gathering for house worship in the morning, the police...
Linfen Church Leaders Placed Under DetentionAugust 29, 2022 — 08/28/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – Preacher Li Jie, his wife Li Shanshan, and Preacher Han Xiaodong from Linfen Holy Covenant Church in Shanxi province are detained for the alleged...
