Numerous Protestant Churches Stifled in Hubei Province
In the past year, not only unregistered house churches but also state-controlled Three-Self churches...Read More
2020-02-24
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Government Persecutions Result in Church Workers’ Deaths
Even state-run churches are not spared CCP’s endless harassments. Two directors of Three-Self church...Read More
2020-01-27
State-Run Church Destroyed for Refusing to Raise National Flag
The government harassed this Three-Self church in Henan Province for nearly a year because its pasto...Read More
2020-01-26
Three-Self Church Believers Indoctrinated to Become Atheists
As China’s state-run Protestant Church is being turned into a tool to spread CCP’s ideology, its con...Read More
2020-01-18
Official Religious Venues Punished for Slightest ‘Mistakes’
The infamous social credit system invades places of worship, as state-run churches and temples are e...Read More
2020-01-04
A County in Henan Banishes Ten Commandments from Churches
Ahead of a central government inspection, Luanchuan county officials replace the fundamental law of ...Read More
2019-12-22
Communist Ideology Distorts and Replaces Christian Doctrine
State-run Protestant Church clergy in China forced to preach about patriotism, socialist values, and...Read More
2019-12-21
On CCP’s Orders, Bible Characters “Reborn” as Ancient Chinese
A state-run Christian monthly “sinicized” biblical stories, where Jesus is shown wearing traditional...Read More
2019-11-05
Missionaries Deported to “Resist Religious Infiltration”
The CCP intensifies crackdowns on overseas religious groups in China; believers not allowed to have ...Read More
2019-10-05
Official Churches in China Obliged to Celebrate National Day
09/23/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – In preparation for the 70th anniversary of the ...Read More
2019-09-24
Government Closes and Loots Official Protestant Churches
Breaking the laws and disregarding state-issued religious activity permits, the CCP represses church...Read More
2019-09-12
Men in Black Demolish a Three-Self Church (Video)
Authorities hired over 100 men to demolish a government-controlled Protestant Tree-Self church in Sh...Read More
2018-10-26
Authorities Strictly Control Church Funds
The provincial government in Henan has called for monitoring of the flow of funds at all government-...Read More
2018-10-15
Churches Converted Into Entertainment Venues
Government-controlled Three-Self Patriotic Movement churches are being seized by authorities in Hena...Read More
2018-09-28
Believers Forced to Attend Government-Controlled Churches
In February, more than 30 government officials paid a visit to Pastor Li Zheng’s (pseudonym) home in...Read More
2018-09-17
Chinese Regime’s Ridiculous Reasons for Forced Removal of Crosses
Since the new Religious Affairs Regulations was put into effect on February 1, 2018, crosses of the ...Read More
2018-09-14
Authorities Demolish a Government-Controlled Church in Henan (Videos)
Bitter Winter received videos depicting the demolition of a Protestant church that belongs to offici...Read More
2018-09-06
Crosses at 71 Government-Controlled Churches Removed
Authorities in Henan’s Sanmenxia city have issued an order to replace crosses with Chinese national ...Read More
2018-09-04
Three-Self Churches Shut Down, Nearly 3000 Believers Left in Lurch
In an ongoing assault on Three-Self churches, the authorities have shut down more churches in Henan’...Read More
2018-08-23
No Church CAN be Taller Than Government Buildings in China
The local government forcibly destroyed a Three-Self church in a village of Henan Province for being...Read More
2018-07-21
Three-Self Gospel Church Was Demolished in Fujian
Recently, Bitter Winter has received reports and photographic evidence from Fujian Province about an...Read More
2018-06-17