Linfen House Church Faces Ongoing PersecutionNovember 8, 2022 — 11/08/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – A house church in southwest Shanxi province continues to face an ongoing crackdown, as church leaders and members are slapped with trumped-up charges and...
Hong Kong Cardinal Appears in Court for Resumed TrialOctober 29, 2022 — 10/29/2022 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) – On October 26, the 90-year-old former Hong Kong archbishop, along with five pro-democracy activists, have appeared in court after their trial resumed. In...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
ERCC Member Released after 12 Days of DetentionAugust 27, 2022 — 08/27/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – A member of the Chengdu-based Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) was released on Friday after being detained for 12 days. The police took brother...
Wenzhou Christian Criminally Detained in Sichuan, Seminaries Shut DownAugust 25, 2022 — 08/25/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – On August 20, a Christian woman named Li Chunqing from Zhejiang province’s Wenzhou sent out an open prayer letter for her husband, Lin Xuesui,...
Christians Detained in Taiyuan and Beijing ReleasedAugust 21, 2022 — 08/21/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – Two heavily targeted house churches in Beijing and Taiyuan are relieved as their members were released this week after detention. On August 18, Zong...
