ERCC Members Pressured to Move Out from Their Rented ApartmentsSeptember 4, 2021 — 09/04/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC), a well-known house church in China’s Chengdu barely spends a day without having its members followed or harassed by...
Another Church in Chin State Reportedly Desecrated by the JuntaSeptember 2, 2021 — 09/02/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – As the fight between the Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) and the ethnic militia groups continues, more and more cases of churches being targeted and desecrated...
ERCC Couple Finally Got Married After being Forced to Cancel Three TimesAugust 31, 2021 — 08/31/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – On August 28, a couple from the heavily persecuted Early Rain Covenant Church in China’s Chengdu were getting ready to be wedded in the...
NGO Assistance to Afghan Christians Now ThreatenedAugust 30, 2021 — 08/30/2021 Afghanistan (International Christian Concern) – Afghanistan is in a dire situation. Prior to the withdrawal of U.S. troops, many Afghans lacked basic sustenance. According to Time Magazine, “The United...
37 Christians Murdered by Jihadists in NigeriaAugust 25, 2021 — 08/25/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Thirty-seven Christians were brutally murdered late Tuesday night in Yelwan Zangam community, Jos North LGA, Plateau State. Reuters reported a statement from a military spokesman, saying that...
Christian Converts Forced from their Village by Hindu Radicals August 21, 2021 — 08/21/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – Pastor Madhu Hatapaika and his family had a long history of playing the tribal flute in Malibhimdal, India, for the villages Hindu festivals. But by 2020,...
Local Authorities Reward Citizens for Reporting “Illegal Religious Activities”August 21, 2021 — 08/21/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – In order to clamp down on churches that are not registered with the state, Chinese Authorities in northeastern China will pay tips to people...
House Church Christian Arrested for Homeschooling Allowed to Meet His LawyerAugust 20, 2021 — 08/20/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – A leader of the Xuncheng Reformed Church in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, who was arrested on charges of “unlawfully possessing items that advocate terrorism or...
Hearing Held for Chinese Preacher and Wife Accused of Illegal Religious ActivitiesAugust 18, 2021 — 08/18/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – On August 13, Siming District Ethnic and Religious Affairs Bureau in Xiamen held a public hearing for the case against Xunsiding Church Preacher Yang...
ERCC Elder Detained Over a Funeral ParticipationAugust 17, 2021 — 08/17/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – An elder from the heavily targeted Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) was briefly detained on August 14 for his participation in a June funeral....
House Church Teachers Jailed by CCP in WuhuAugust 13, 2021 — 08/13/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Earlier in August, officials from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) arrested Wang Minghai, Wan Hongxia, Han Xuelei, and Xie Zhifeng, four house church teachers...
Leaders and Members of Destroyed Chinese Church JailedAugust 12, 2021 — 08/12/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Since 2009, the Golden Lampstand Church, a megachurch in Shanxi province’s Linfen city, has faced persecution from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). According to...
Yasmin Church Still Not Allowed to Reopen at Original LocationAugust 10, 2021 — 08/10/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Yasmin Church in Bogor, Indonesia, has been battling with local authorities to secure its building permit for the last fifteen years. The church building...
House Church Pastor and Wife Receive Hefty Fine for Church GatheringAugust 8, 2021 — 08/08/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – The pastor and his wife at a targeted house church in China’s Xiamen receive a hefty fine from the authorities for having “unauthorized gathering.”...
Zhejiang Authorities Forcibly Remove Crosses from Christian Fishing VesselsJuly 31, 2021 — 07/31/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Dozens of fishing vessels with crosses atop in China’s Zhejiang province were banned from leaving the port. The local authorities forcibly removed their crosses...
China Threatens Christian Parents with Their Children’s EducationJuly 29, 2021 — 07/29/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Knowing the importance of education to parents, the Chinese government is using precisely that to target parents with Christian faith. According to Todd Nettleton,...
