CHINA: Pastors ordered to preach from President Xi Jinping’s speech
Pastors of TSPM churches have been ordered to preach sermons based on President Xi Jinping’s recent speech marking the CCP centenary
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CHINA: Concerns grow for Pastor Wang Yi in prison
Concerns are growing over the health of Pastor Wang Yi of the banned Chengdu Early Rain Covenant Church, who is serving a nine-year prison sentence
CHINA: Early Rain’s Minister Wu locked in apartment
Chinese authorities locked Minister Wu Wuqing of Chengdu Early Rain Covenant Church into his apartment in the latest bid to make him leave Chengdu and end his ministry
CHINA: Pastor Yang Hua brutally beaten in police station
Pastor Yang Hua of Huoshi “Living Stone” Church in Guiyang, Guizhou province has been brutally beaten in a local police station
CHINA: Early Rain’s Minister Wu repeatedly detained
Minister Wu Wuqing of the heavily-persecuted Early Rain Covenant Church continues to be harassed and repeatedly detained by police
CHINA: Elder Zhang Chunlei arrested after six weeks’ detention
Elder Zhang Chunlei of Guiyang Ren’ai Reformed Church was formally arrested on 1 May after being detained for over six weeks
CHINA: New regulations extend state control over religion
As China continues to tighten its grip on religion, new “Administrative Measures for Religious Clergy” came into effect on 1 May
CHINA: Christians detained for attending retreat
Christians from Guiyang Renai Reformed Church in Guizhou province have been detained for attending a Bible study
CHINA: Pastor Zhang Shaojie transferred to prison with poor rights record
Pastor Zhang Shaojie of Nanle County Church in Henan Province has been transferred to a prison with a poor rights record
CHINA: House church pastor Li Juncai sentenced to five and a half years in prison
Pastor Li Juncai of Yuanyang County Central House Church in Henan province has been sentenced to five and a half years in prison for objecting to the forcible removal of his church cross and signs