On 22 October we reported the recent arrest of Pastor John Cao and preacher Chang Hao after they held a baptismal service for 13 members of Hao’s congregation. After the baptism, about 20 police off...

The church pastored by Chang Hao had over ten new Christians who needed baptism. Out of respect for church tradition, Chang Hao, considering himself a preacher not yet ordained as a pastor, believed t...

Our partner, Voice of the Martyrs Korea (VOMK), said search and seizures by Chinese officials are on the increase for churches serving North Korean sex-trafficked women. “The Chinese government�...

A prayer letter circulating among house churches in China describes the situation of a young Christian sister who was taken away by the police due to her involvement in developing the Christian app �...

Earlier this year Chinese pastor John Cao was released after serving a seven-year sentence, but his freedom of movement is still restricted. He recently spoke about both his time behind bars and his c...

On 8 July, Pastor Jin Mingri and the pastoral team of the Beijing Zion Church issued a prayer letter to advise that on the prior Sunday, a group of young people at the church were set upon by the loca...

Zhang Chunlei is an elder with the Ren'ai Reformed Church in Guiyang, China. He was detained in March 2021 and remained in detention without charge until his trial in November 2022, when he was accuse...

Chen Wensheng, 55, is a former drug addict who converted to Christianity and started travelling throughout China and Vietnam carrying a cross and bringing to cities and villages, his powerful Christia...

The family of Chang Hao is calling for prayer after learning that conditions in prison have significantly worsened for the disabled Christian man. During a previous visit with his lawyer, Chang descri...

Pastor John Cao has been freed from prison in China’s Yunnan province, after serving a seven-year sentence. Cao, who lived with his family in North Carolina, had served as a missionary in Myanma...

According to an anonymous prayer letter received by ChinaAid, three Christians were arrested and detained on 18 January because they had led children from their church in singing hymns and prayer. The...

For the past five years, Elder Li Yingqiang has been repeatedly subjected to questioning and detention since the Chinese Communist Party began targeting the Early Rain Covenant Church. In the most ...

Members of the Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) in Chengdu continue to face harassment from local authorities. On 9 December ERCC members planned an online prayer meeting to commemorate the 2018 c...

Chang Hao is a house church preacher in Zhenxiong, Yunnan Province. Because of his Christian faith, as well as his frequent advocacy for social justice issues, he has been interrogated by police sever...

A new study has revealed that Christianity is continuing to spread across the globe despite believers facing extreme persecution for their faith. The 2023 ‘Persecutors of the Year’ report by anti-...

Liu Cui is a member of the Lishi Christian Church in China, which operates a co-op school group for children, despite ongoing harassment from government agencies that want to restrict the religious ed...

On Monday 18 September, police detained street evangelist Chen Wensheng on suspicion of “organising and financing illegal gatherings”. They placed him in the Hengdong County Detention Centre in He...

The Xuncheng (Zion) Reformed Church has faced repeated raids and arrests in recent years, as the government attempts to forcibly shut down the church. The most recent incident, which took place on 25 ...

Chinese street evangelist Chen Wensheng revealed that government agencies have deceived and intimidated his Christian friends. Authorities reportedly asked them to frame Chen. Unfortunately, some have...

At the end of June, the Hefei Christian Youth Fellowship informed fellow house churches that two of its leaders, Mu En and Wan...

On 17 August, Public Security Bureau officers in China detained three Christian men; Wang Shunping, Nu Sangdeng and San Luobo, along with two Christian women, Hua Xiuxia and Dong Mengru on accusations...

In August 2022, Pastor Geng Zejun was sentenced to 15 months in prison for “organising illegal gatherings”. Despite opposition from Chinese Communist Party officials, the church led by Pastor G...

Last month, we shared Li Xin’s appeal for prayer, requesting that the court hearing relating to the case of her husband, Zhao Weikai, would soon take place. At the time of tha...