As of June 7, 2025, according to information obtained, Pastor Lian Changnian of Xi’an Church of Abundance, along with Pastor Lian Xuliang and preacher Fu Juan, had been detained since August 17, 2022, on charges of “fraud.” After approximately twoRead More →
Not even being part of the government-controlled Christian organization protects communities with a modicum of independence from repression. At the end of May, police arrested six Christians from Huainan City, Anhui—Zhao Hongliang, Shang Lei, Xu Yongshui, Xu Kehong, Yang Tongguang,Read More →
6/13/2025 China (International Christian Concern) — The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), China’s ruling political class, released a plan on May 7 mandating Protestant churches to alter their worship music to include songs and lyrics praising communism, according to Christian DailyRead More →
Despite facing persecution, the Beijing Zion Church has expanded to multiple provinces. Now, the authorities are intensifying their crackdown on all branches. Beijing Zion Church used to be the largest house church in the city. Despite being raided and bannedRead More →
In June 2022, authorities in Guangdong launched two waves of large-scale arrest operations targeting Christians from the Church of Almighty God. Following the mass arrests in Heyuan and Maoming in early June, further detentions were carried out in mid-June inRead More →
Between June 1 and June 2, 2022, in just two days, the CCP police launched coordinated arrest operations in the cities of Maoming and Heyuan, Guangdong Province, detaining at least 125 Christians from The Church of Almighty God (CAG). ARead More →
