Elderly Christians Threatened by Chinese Official
Henan – On the afternoon of June 25, 2010, some elderly Christians in Yucheng County, Shangqiu were threatened in their homes by PSB officials, only days before the court date of one of four house church member who were arrested in March. The local police officers intimidated the elderly Christians by saying they had joined a cult. They tricked the elderly people into leaving their fingerprints on the statement of guarantee that the police officers had prepared beforehand, in which these Christians are said to have claimed they would “give up the house church.” … Read entire article »
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Three-Self Church Building in Yichun Demolished by Chinese Officials
Heilongjiang — On June 12, 2010, a building belonging to Yichun’s registered Three-Self Patriotic Movement church was demolished and removed by force, despite the objection of members. Yichun authorities wanted to requisition the land of the church, but they did not wait to reach any agreement with the church before taking action and proceeding with the demolition. The director of Yichun District personally took over the command of the operation, bringing a formidable force of police officers, armed policemen, and riot policemen. Community workers and some unidentified people also were involved in the demolition and removal. … Read entire article »
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Four-year-old Boy Seized in Raid on Chinese House Church
By Michael Ireland, Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service HENAN PROVINCE, CHINA (ANS) — ChinaAid reports that on the morning of April 25, 2010, seven or eight police officers raided the Sunday gathering of Christians of Chimei Town House Church in Neixiang county, Nanyang, Henan province. According to a media release from ChinaAid: “They photographed, fingerprinted, and registered all the believers there, then took away nine people, without any written authorization Later, seven of the members were respectively placed on 5-day, 10-day and 15-day administrative detentions. … Read entire article »
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China Sentences House Church Pastors to Prison
Open Doors reports that five pastors arrested without a warrant in China’s Shanxi Province as they were on their way to file a complaint over the demolition of their church building, have been sentenced to prison terms of three to seven years. … Read entire article »
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Christians Request Prayer as Chinese Authorities Abolish House Church in Sichuan
By Michael Ireland, Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service SICHUAN, CHINA ANS — Authorities have abolished the Christian Church of Huaguan Town, a house church in Huaguan town, Nanbu county, Sichuan province, and arrested three church members on June 29, 2009, according to ChinaAid www.chinaaid.org . … Read entire article »
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