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CHINA: PASTOR ZHANG SHAOJIE RELEASED AFTER 12 YEARS IN PRISON

CHINA: PASTOR ZHANG SHAOJIE RELEASED AFTER 12 YEARS IN PRISON

Voice of the Martyrs Korea is reporting that Pastor Zhang Shaojie returned to his home in Nanle County, Fuyang City, Henan Province under police escort November 16 after his release from prison following the completion of his full 12-year sentence. Voice of the Martyrs had conducted a global letter writing campaign on behalf of Pastor ...

50,000 PARTICIPATED IN 24-HOUR WORLDWIDE PRAYER RELAY FOR ZION CHURCH

50,000 PARTICIPATED IN 24-HOUR WORLDWIDE PRAYER RELAY FOR ZION CHURCH

An estimated 50,000 people participated in the 24-hour worldwide prayer relay for Zion Church on November 11, including more than ten thousand people inside China. That’s according to Voice of the Martyrs Korea and its USA partner China Aid, who co-hosted the event on Zoom along with China’s Early Rain Ministry and Mayflower Church, two ...

DEACON ZHANG WEN SHI RELEASED FROM NORTH PRISON, RETURNS HOME TO CHINA

DEACON ZHANG WEN SHI RELEASED FROM NORTH PRISON, RETURNS HOME TO CHINA

Voice of the Martyrs Korea is reporting that Deacon Zhang Wen Shi, also known by his Korean name Jang Moon Seok 장문석, was released from prison in North Korea and returned home to China on November 5. Deacon Zhang, who ministered to North Koreans in Changbai, China alongside martyred Pastor Han Chung-Ryeol, served more than ...

HERE’S HOW TO JOIN THE KOREA PORTION OF THE 24-HOUR WORLDWIDE PRAYER RELAY FOR CHINA’S EMBATTLED ZION CHURCH

HERE’S HOW TO JOIN THE KOREA PORTION OF THE 24-HOUR WORLDWIDE PRAYER RELAY FOR CHINA’S EMBATTLED ZION CHURCH

한국 시간으로 11월 11화요일, 전 세계 기독교인들이 줌Zoom을 통해 중국 시온 교회를 위한 24시간 ‘릴레이 기도’에 참여한다. 각 나라의 기독교인들은 시간대를 나누어 2025년 10월 초, 중국 가정교회 역사상 최대 규모로 시행된 단일 단속으로 체포된 중국 시온교회 에즈라 진Ezra Jin담임 목사(한국 이름:김명일)와 29명의 지도자들을 위해 기도할 예정이다. 한국 기독교인은 오후 9시부터 11시까지 기도하게 된다 오랫동안 시온교회와 ...

CHINA: AUTHORITIES BLOCK DETAINED PASTOR’S ACCESS TO BIBLE, POSTCARDS FROM WIFE AND CHILDREN

CHINA: AUTHORITIES BLOCK DETAINED PASTOR’S ACCESS TO BIBLE, POSTCARDS FROM WIFE AND CHILDREN

A Chinese pastor accused of “illegal preaching” and “ordination activities” has been detained by authorities for more than two months, with authorities preventing him from reading his Bible or receiving postcards from his wife and children. According to Voice of the Martyrs Korea and its US-based partner organization China Aid, Pastor Huang Yizi of Fengwo ...

CHINA BANS PASTORS FROM UNLICENSED PREACHING, TEACHING, EVANGELIZING ONLINE

CHINA BANS PASTORS FROM UNLICENSED PREACHING, TEACHING, EVANGELIZING ONLINE

The Chinese government announced stricter regulations this month on the online activities of religious figures. According to Voice of the Martyrs Korea and its US-based partner China Aid, the “Online Conduct Guidelines for Religious Clergy” issued by the State Administration for Religious Affairs prohibits pastors and other religious figures from online preaching, teaching, praying, fundraising, ...

CHINA: GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN SMALL DEAF CHURCH AS “ILLEGAL SOCIAL ORGANIZATION”

CHINA: GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN SMALL DEAF CHURCH AS “ILLEGAL SOCIAL ORGANIZATION”

A small deaf church in Meihekou, Jilin Province is the latest target of the Chinese government’s crackdown on Christianity, according to persecution watchdog Voice of the Martyrs Korea and its US partner ministry China Aid. “Tiebei Deaf Christian Church is one of two Christian churches banned as ‘illegal organizations’ in the past year in Jilin ...

CHINA: IMPRISONED PASTOR SEEKS TO IMITATE PAUL BY PRAISING GOD LOUDLY AND BLESSING HIS PRISON GUARDS

CHINA: IMPRISONED PASTOR SEEKS TO IMITATE PAUL BY PRAISING GOD LOUDLY AND BLESSING HIS PRISON GUARDS

A Chinese elder detained since 2021 wrote his family that the Apostle Paul is his model for behavior in prison and that like Paul, he seeks to praise God loudly and bless the prison guards assigned to watch him. According to Voice of the Martyrs Korea and its China ministry partner, US-based China Aid, Elder ...

CHINA: HOUSE CHURCH PASTORS NOW LEGALLY CLASSIFIED AS “IMPERSONATORS”

CHINA: HOUSE CHURCH PASTORS NOW LEGALLY CLASSIFIED AS “IMPERSONATORS”

House church pastors in China are accustomed to police harassment and even legal prosecution. But a new program in Song County, Henan Province designed to promote reporting of illegal religious activities by citizens now classifies house church pastors as “impersonators”. According to Voice of the Martyrs Korea Representative Dr. Hyun Sook Foley, the move is ...