18 Christians Arrested, 16 Still in Prison in Henan Province

By Michael Ireland, Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service

HENAN, CHINA – A dozen Public Security Bureau PSB officers raided a communion service in China’s Henan Province on April 30 and took away 18 believers, 16 of whom are still being held.

According to ChinaAid (www.ChinaAid.org) a group of house church Christians and leaders from the house church group China Gospel Fellowship CGF were gathered for a communion service at a house church in Xinye city, Henan province, when they were raided by PSB officers.

In all, eighteen Christians were taken to the Public Security Bureau PSB office of Xinye city. They were each forced to pay a 1000 yuan about $150 fine.

At the time of ChinaAid’s press release, 16 Christians were still being held by the PSB, including 10 preachers from Hubei province. The imprisoned preachers are: Wang Donggui, Yang Chengqun, GuoDaying, Hao Xuecheng, Lun Zhidian, Lian Fengmei, Chen Mingao, Ren Zhiai, Zhai Laoxue and Zhai Jinai.

Tags: China Gospel Fellowship, Public Security Bureau

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