Chinese Evangelist Detained Yet AgainOctober 26, 2022 — 10/26/2022 China (International Christian Concern) - Chen Wensheng, a resident of Hunan province, is a well-known street evangelist in China. On October 12, he was summoned to the local police...
Secret Sino-Vatican Deal Renewed for the Second TimeOctober 24, 2022 — 10/23/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – On October 22, the Holy See announced the second renewal of the agreement with China on the appointment of bishops that was first introduced...
Churches in Suzhou and Jiangsu Implement COVID RestrictionsOctober 21, 2022 — 10/21/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – As China continues to implement the “Zero-Covid” policy throughout the country, many public places are subject to COVID restrictions, including churches. On October 12,...
China Ranked Worst Country for Internet Freedom Eight Years in a RowOctober 20, 2022 — 10/20/2022 China (International Christian Concern) - China has been named as the most restricted country with regards to internet freedom for the eighth year in a row. Religious freedom advocacy...
Chinese Christian Fined for “Unauthorized Religious Training”October 16, 2022 — 10/16/2022 China (International Christian Concern) - On September 13, Ji Chun’gang, a Christian man, was fined 150,000 yuan ($20,850 USD) for “carrying out religious training without authorization.” An announcement of...
Three-Self Churches Begin Building their Own Apps and WebsitesOctober 15, 2022 — 10/15/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – Under China’s new religious information law, many state-sanctioned Three-Self churches have begun to set up their own websites and Apps. The "Administrative Measures for...
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...
