CHINA: Early Rain Covenant Church elder detained
Police took Elder Li Yingqiang to prevent him attending church service.
Category: China
CHINA: Christian bookseller sentenced to seven years in prison
Christian book seller Chen Yu, owner of Wheat Bookstore, has been charged with “illegal business operations” and sentenced to seven years in prison.
CHINA: Pastor Jin Tianming appears online after nine years of house arrest
Pastor Jin Tianming of Shouwang Church has appeared online after nine years under house arrest
CHINA: More church buildings destroyed in Henan province
Demolition of government-approved church buildings is becoming a regular occurrence, with three recent demolitions in Henan province.
CHINA: Qin Defu’s wife Xiao Hongliu pleads for prayer
Xiao Hongliu, wife of imprisoned Early Rain Covenant Church elder Qin Defu, has written a letter pleading for prayer.
CHINA: Violent police raid on house church
Officials in Xiamen, Fujian province, raided a house church injuring church members, confiscating phones and damaging the property during the process.
CHINA: Easter Sunday brings detentions and demolition
Six members of Sichuan’s Early Rain Covenant Church were detained on Easter Sunday, and a church building in Qinghai was demolished.
Covid-19 and the persecuted church
As the Covid-19 pandemic spreads around the globe, some of the countries from which Church in Chains reports regularly have been very badly hit.
CHINA: Cross removal campaign continues despite coronavirus crisis
Chinese authorities have continued to remove crosses from the tops of church buildings despite the ongoing Covid-19 crisis.
CHINA: New religious regulations come into force
New regulations came into effect on 1 February that will further restrict religious practice in China.