Central Government gives major funds to Ministry of Public Security to dismantle House Churches across China

By Michael Ireland
Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service

BEIJING, CHINA – Two independent sources report that the Ministry of Public Security has received funding from the Chinese Central Government to increase their campaign of eradicating House Churches throughout China.

While the amount of funds allocated for this campaign is unknown, the steady increase of persecution against house churches continues to rise substantially across China, says the China Aid Association (CAA).

CAA says that on Sunday May 25, the Beijing Gospel Church, home to more than 1,000 members was raided by PSB Officials. Pastor Gao Zhen was detained and interrogated before being released at 6:00pm.

In a separate incident, a house church Seminary in Weifang City, Shandong Province was also raided by more than 30 PSB and RAB Officials. The seminary is occupied by 48 students and staffed by 3 teachers. All 48 students were told to return to their hometowns immediately.

Officials detained the staff members and confiscated Bibles, computers, printers and the seminary’s mini-van. Authorities labeled the school and its members as followers of Falun Gong.