Preacher of Zion Church Detained During National Day WeekendOctober 27, 2021 — 10/27/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – The Chinese government continues to target house church leaders who have not yet pledged their loyalty to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and joined...
Shenzhen House Church Harassed, Closely Monitored During Anniversary TripSeptember 19, 2021 — 09/19/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – A house church in China’s Shenzhen recently celebrated its five-year anniversary by taking a trip together. Little did they expect that some members would...
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...
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...
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.”...
Chinese Police Refuse Visits to Incarcerated Church ElderJuly 7, 2021 — 07/07/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Zhang Chunlei, an elder at Love Reformed Church in Guiyang, was officially arrested on May 7, 2021, after being detained for seven weeks. He...
COVID-19 Restrictions Allow Vietnamese Authorities to Crack Down on House ChurchesJune 4, 2021 — 06/04/2021 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – On May 26, a couple who attended a meeting place of the Revival Ekklesia Mission (REM) went to the Gia Dinh General Hospital because...
ERCC Preacher Arrested after Officiating FuneralMay 8, 2021 — Beijing Has Targeted Multiple Church Leaders Nationwide 05/08/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on May 7, a preacher from the heavily-persecuted house church in...
Chengdu Police Raided ERCC’s Home School ProgramApril 27, 2021 — 04/27/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – On April 21, police in Chengdu raided a residence where students from the heavily persecuted Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) were being homeschooled. A...
“Transformation Centers” to Detain Chinese Christians Exist but Not the NormApril 13, 2021 — 04/13/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Recently, it is reported that Christians in China are being detained in secretive, mobile "transformation" facilities where they are subject to brainwashing, torture, and...
Guiyang House Church Elder Charged with FraudApril 9, 2021 — 04/09/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – After being detained for more than 10 days, an elder from a house church in China’s Guizhou was charged for “fraud” on March 28....
China Will Stamp Out Five “Illegal Social Organizations” Including House ChurchesApril 3, 2021 — 04/03/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – According to China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA), China will launch a campaign to toughen its clampdown on five types of illegal social organizations....
ERCC Preacher Repeatedly Taken Away by the PoliceApril 1, 2021 — 04/01/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – A preacher from the heavily persecuted house church Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) in Chengdu has been taken away by the police today. According...
Hebei House Church Ransacked by the PoliceMarch 31, 2021 — 03/31/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – A house church in Hebei province’s Sanhe city was ransacked by the local authorities on March 27. Without showing any proper document, they removed...
