48 Three-Self Churches Shut Down After Lockdown Eased

June 4, 2020 — 06/04/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – In just two weeks’ time, the Yugan county in Jiangxi Province shut down at least 48 Three-Self churches and meeting locations after the COVID-19 lockdown...

Cross Removed in Anhui Province, House Church Damaged in Jiangxi Province

May 10, 2020 — 05/10/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – Across China, the Chinese government continues its crackdown against Christianity, with ongoing raids, cross removal, and disbandment activities. According to Chinese Christian Fellowship of...

Cross of Anhui Church Built by American Missionaries Removed

April 30, 2020 — 04/30/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – Another church in China’s Anhui province suffered the fate of seeing its cross removed, as China slowly recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. As the...

Three-Self Church Pastor Pledges Allegiance to the Party

April 18, 2020 — 04/18/20 China (International Christian Concern) – Apostle’s Church, situated in China’s coastal city of Suzhou, recently appointed Rev. Rui Tingting as associate senior pastor. She accepted the appointment, meaning she...

Cross of Three-Self Church in Anhui Province Removed

April 17, 2020 — 04/17/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – On April 15, a state-sanctioned church’s cross was forcibly removed by the local authorities in China’s Anhui province. According to a video shared by...

Church Facilities in Shanxi Forcibly Demolished on Easter

April 16, 2020 — 04/16/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – On Easter, the exterior stairs and the fireman's elevator of a church in Northern Shanxi Province were forcibly taken down by local authorities for...

Cross Removed from a Three-Self Church in Anhui

April 2, 2020 — 04/02/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – On April 1, local authorities came to a state-sanctioned church in Fuyang city, Anhui, and removed its cross. According to a video posted by...

Chinese Christians Face Difficulties for Hong Kong Christians’ Involvement in Protests

January 2, 2020 — 01/02/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – Many Hong Kong Christians have been active in the special region’s ongoing protests demanding the government for democracy and rights. For this reason, some...

Wife of Imprisoned Chinese Pastor Concerned about His Health

December 20, 2019 — 12/20/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – The wife of imprisoned Chinese pastor Zhang Shaojie visited him at Second Prison in Henan province on December 13, along with his sister. “I...

Religious Venue Star Rating System Increasingly Implemented in China

October 28, 2019 — 10/28/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – Nowadays in China, not only hotels are rated for their services rendered to their customers, religious venues, including churches and chapels, are subject to...

Three-Self Church in Anhui Demolished, Church Leadership Detained

October 22, 2019 — 10/22/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – On October 19, Chinese authorities in Anhui province detained two pastors after they demolished a church that normally sits more than 3000. A day...

Preacher Suspended for Refusing to Curse Taiwan President in Prayer

October 11, 2019 — 10/11/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – A Three-Self church in China’s Liaoning province suspended one of its preachers, a graduate from the Alliance Bible Seminary in Hong Kong, for her...

Official Churches in China Obliged to Celebrate National Day

September 23, 2019 — 09/23/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – In preparation for the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China, Beijing is asking all state-sanctioned religious groups, including churches, to host or...

Communist Tunes Supersede Praise in Three-Self Churches

September 7, 2019 — 09/7/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – In less than a month, China will embrace the 70th Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China. To ensure that all are celebrating this...

State-vetted Churches in China Seek to Include Socialism in Sermon

July 12, 2019 — 07/12/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – The two organizations responsible for monitoring state-sanctioned churches in Shanghai city are mobilizing church leaders to attend sermon writing training, with the aim to...

China Revokes Preaching Permit of 57 Three-Self Church Pastors

March 26, 2019 — 03/26/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – The Chinese government has increasingly included the state-backed Three Self Patriotic churches in its crackdown on Christianity. Bitter Winter magazine reports on March 25...