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CHINA: Churches Targeted for Helping North Korean Women

Our partner, Voice of the Martyrs Korea (VOMK), said search and seizures by Chinese officials are on the increase for churches serving North Korean sex-trafficked women. “The Chinese government�...

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CHINA: Young Woman Missing After Police Detention

A prayer letter circulating among house churches in China describes the situation of a young Christian sister who was taken away by the police due to her involvement in developing the Christian app �...

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CHINA: Jailed Pastor’s Poems from Imprisonment

Earlier this year Chinese pastor John Cao was released after serving a seven-year sentence, but his freedom of movement is still restricted. He recently spoke about both his time behind bars and his c...

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CHINA: Beijing Zion Church Youth Group Raided

On 8 July, Pastor Jin Mingri and the pastoral team of the Beijing Zion Church issued a prayer letter to advise that on the prior Sunday, a group of young people at the church were set upon by the loca...

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CHINA: New Health Concerns for Elder Zhang Chunlei

Zhang Chunlei is an elder with the Ren'ai Reformed Church in Guiyang, China. He was detained in March 2021 and remained in detention without charge until his trial in November 2022, when he was accuse...

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CHINA: Street Evangelist Chen Wensheng Sentenced Again

Chen Wensheng, 55, is a former drug addict who converted to Christianity and started travelling throughout China and Vietnam carrying a cross and bringing to cities and villages, his powerful Christia...

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CHINA: Detained Preacher Subjected to Abuse and Delays

The family of Chang Hao is calling for prayer after learning that conditions in prison have significantly worsened for the disabled Christian man. During a previous visit with his lawyer, Chang descri...

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CHINA: John Cao Freed after Seven Years Imprisonment

Pastor John Cao has been freed from prison in China’s Yunnan province, after serving a seven-year sentence. Cao, who lived with his family in North Carolina, had served as a missionary in Myanma...

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CHINA: Christians Arrested for Leading Children in Worship

According to an anonymous prayer letter received by ChinaAid, three Christians were arrested and detained on 18 January because they had led children from their church in singing hymns and prayer. The...

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CHINA: Police Question Church Elder and Confiscate His Computer

For the past five years, Elder Li Yingqiang has been repeatedly subjected to questioning and detention since the Chinese Communist Party began targeting the Early Rain Covenant Church. In the most ...

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CHINA: Early Rain Covenant Church Continues to Face Harassment

Members of the Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) in Chengdu continue to face harassment from local authorities. On 9 December ERCC members planned an online prayer meeting to commemorate the 2018 c...

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CHINA: Preacher Charged with “Picking Quarrels”

Chang Hao is a house church preacher in Zhenxiong, Yunnan Province. Because of his Christian faith, as well as his frequent advocacy for social justice issues, he has been interrogated by police sever...

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WORLD: Christianity on the Rise Despite Increased Persecution

A new study has revealed that Christianity is continuing to spread across the globe despite believers facing extreme persecution for their faith. The 2023 ‘Persecutors of the Year’ report by anti-...

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CHINA: Christian Tutor Reported by Her Husband

Liu Cui is a member of the Lishi Christian Church in China, which operates a co-op school group for children, despite ongoing harassment from government agencies that want to restrict the religious ed...

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CHINA: Street Evangelist Detained for “Organising Illegal Gatherings”

On Monday 18 September, police detained street evangelist Chen Wensheng on suspicion of “organising and financing illegal gatherings”. They placed him in the Hengdong County Detention Centre in He...

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CHINA: Youth Summer Camp Raided

The Xuncheng (Zion) Reformed Church has faced repeated raids and arrests in recent years, as the government attempts to forcibly shut down the church. The most recent incident, which took place on 25 ...

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CHINA: Authorities Attempt to Frame Prominent Street Evangelist

Chinese street evangelist Chen Wensheng revealed that government agencies have deceived and intimidated his Christian friends. Authorities reportedly asked them to frame Chen. Unfortunately, some have...

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CHINA: Youth Fellowship Leaders Sentenced

At the end of June, the Hefei Christian Youth Fellowship informed fellow house churches that two of its leaders, Mu En and Wan...

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CHINA: Five Christians Released on Bail

On 17 August, Public Security Bureau officers in China detained three Christian men; Wang Shunping, Nu Sangdeng and San Luobo, along with two Christian women, Hua Xiuxia and Dong Mengru on accusations...

CHINA Imprisoned Pastor Highly Respected

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CHINA: Imprisoned Pastor Highly Respected

In August 2022, Pastor Geng Zejun was sentenced to 15 months in prison for “organising illegal gatherings”. Despite opposition from Chinese Communist Party officials, the church led by Pastor G...

CHINA Verdict for Zhao Weikai

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CHINA: Verdict for Zhao Weikai

Last month, we shared Li Xin’s appeal for prayer, requesting that the court hearing relating to the case of her husband, Zhao Weikai, would soon take place. At the time of tha...