In what persecution watchdog organizations are calling a long-planned coordinated operation, authorities in Yueyang City, Hunan Province, China, carried out a large-scale raid on multiple meeting locations of Rock Bible Church, a prominent house church, on Saturday evening July 11. Pastor Huang Lei as he ended detention in April 2024 (file photo) Those arrested included ...
CHINA: MAPPING AND RECAPPING JUNES “MASSIVE UPSURGE” IN CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION CHINA: MAPPING AND RECAPPING JUNES “MASSIVE UPSURGE” IN CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION
Voice of the Martyrs Korea is reporting what they call a “massive upsurge” in Christian persecution across China in June. “In recent weeks, authorities literally in the north, south, east, and west of China have detained, questioned, or investigated house church believers and ministry workers, reflecting a significant increase in pressure on unregistered Christian congregations,” says Voice ...
중국 당국, 예배 중인 이른비언약교회 대규모 급습
한국 순교자의 소리Voice of the Martyrs Korea와 미국에 본부를 둔 동역 기관 차이나 에이드China Aid에 따르면, 중국 청두시 당국은 6월 14일 예배 중이던 이른비언약교회(ERCC)에 대규모 급습을 감행해 장로 2명과 남성 교인 4명, 그리고 어린이들을 포함한 다수의 예배 참석자들을 연행했다. 한국 순교자의 소리 현숙 폴리Hyun Sook Foley 대표는 “이것은 진정 다윗과 골리앗의 싸움이며, 이번 싸움에서도 그와 ...
CHINA: AUTHORITIES FORCIBLY DEMOLISH BUILDING OF PROMINENT WENZHOU CHURCH
Authorities forcibly demolished the historic Yayang Church Meeting House in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province in eastern China last month, according to Voice of the Martyrs Korea and its US-based partner China Aid. They say it’s the culmination of clashes between the church and authorities dating back to 2014. “Eyewitnesses confirmed that on or around May 19, heavy ...
GUANGZHOU: LONGTIME AMERICAN MISSIONARY COUPLE DEPORTED AS CHURCH CRACKDOWN WORSENS
A religious suppression campaign in Guangzhou, a major industrial city in southern China, escalated this month with a church raid, the deportation of a longtime American missionary couple, and the arrest of Chinese Christians for distributing printed Christian materials. That’s the report from Voice of the Martyrs Korea and its US-based sister organization, China Aid. ...
CHINA: FORMERLY IMPRISONED PASTOR JOHN CAO DIAGNOSED WITH LATE-STAGE PROSTATE CANCER
A pastor in China who previously served a seven-year prison sentence for his ministry activity on the China/Myanmar border, is now hospitalized, unable to sleep at night or stand during the day. That’s the report from persecution watchdog Voice of the Martyrs Korea and its American partner ministry, China Aid. Pastor John Cao, who is ...
CHINA: AUTHORITIES PRESSURING ATTORNEYS OF PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS
Eighteen Chinese Christians from Beijing’s Zion Church have been held at the Beihai Detention Center in Guangxi Province since October 2025 while they await trial. Now the attorneys representing them are reportedly facing pressure from authorities as well. That’s the word from Voice of the Martyrs Korea and its US-based partner China Aid, who have been ...
CHINA: NEW PASTOR “CODE OF CONDUCT” RANKS POLITICAL LOYALTY AS HIGHEST ETHICAL VALUE
China’s two government-run Christian associations published a new “Code of Conduct for Clergy” in January. The Code includes four criteria for the selection and evaluation of pastors, with “political loyalty” listed as the highest ethical value. According to Voice of the Martyrs Korea Representative Dr. Hyun Sook Foley, the new code of conduct is more a ...
CHINA: CHURCH ELDER AND WIFE LEFT VIDEO FOR THEIR CHILDREN BEFORE BEING ARRESTED
A church elder and his wife left a video to encourage and comfort their children prior to being arrested earlier this month. According to Voice of the Martyrs Korea and its US partner, China Aid, Elder Li Yingqiang (李英强) of Chengdu Early Rain Covenant Church (成都秋雨圣约教会) and his wife, Zhang Xinyue (张新月), left the video ...
ERITREA: LONG-TIME CHRISTIAN PRISONERS AMONG 98 RELEASED IN DECEMBER
Voice of the Martyrs Korea is reporting that Christians, including some who had been held for longer than ten years, are among the 98 prisoners who were released from military facilities in the country of Eritrea in November and December. The releases, which were confirmed by a local Christian contact and by family members of ...