Tag: Guizhou

China: 6 churches closed, crosses removed from 3 others

October 19, 2018 China Beijing, Catholics, China, Guiyang, Guizhou, Henan, Protestants, Wenzhou

Authorities in China have closed at least six “underground” Protestant churches in Guizhou province in Southwest China, reports CSW. The churches in Guiyang city were closed on 8 October on account of being “illegal religious venues”. “Unregistered churches in the area have been under pressure from authorities to join the . . . Read More

Chinese pastor released after two and a half years in prison

June 20, 2018 China China, Churches, Guizhou, Huoshi Church, Prisons, Religious freedom, Su Tianfu, Yang Hua

A Chinese pastor was released yesterday (19 June), after being detained for two and a half years for “illegally possessing state secrets”, reports Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW). Pastor Yang Hua of Huoshi Church (which means Living Stone), in the south-western province of Guizhou, was arrested in December 2015. He was . . . Read More

China: Protestant pastor found guilty of ‘intentionally divulging state secrets’

May 17, 2018 China China, Churches, Guizhou, Huoshi Church, Religious freedom, Su Tianfu, Yang Hua

The pastor of a high-profile church in China has been sentenced to one year in prison, suspended for two years, with a further six months’ residential surveillance, for “intentionally divulging state secrets”. Pastor Su Tianfu of Huoshi (Living Stone) Church in the south-western province of Guizhou had already been under . . . Read More

China’s new religion regulations expected to increase pressure on Christians

February 1, 2018 China Chengdu, China, Guiyang, Guizhou, Religious freedom, Sichuan

All religious establishments in China will be bound by the new Regulations for Religious Affairs that came into force today (1 February). The regulations, which define the administrative framework around religious activities, have the stated aim of “protect[ing] citizens’ freedom of religious belief”. Detailed criteria are given for religious organisations . . . Read More

China: 6 Christians jailed as pressure on churches increases

January 23, 2018 China China, Churches, Communism, Guizhou, Huoshi Church, Religious freedom, Shanxi, Su Tianfu, Xi Jinping, Xinjiang, Yang Hua, Yunnan

Group of Christians praying together in Beijing. (Photo: World Watch Monitor)

A Chinese court in the southwestern province of Yunnan sent six Protestant Christians to prison last week for their membership of an “evil cult”. The verdict comes as part of a provincial crackdown on cults, as the ruling Communist Party continues its national campaign to restrict unregistered churches before new religious . . . Read More

China church raided during opening ceremony

December 23, 2015 China China, Churches, Guiyang, Guizhou, Huoshi Church, Yang Hua

One of the biggest churches in China’s Guizhou province is coming under increasing pressure from the authorities. Huoshi Church in Guiyang, which has around 300 members, was raided by police during the opening ceremony of its new venue in commercial premises, attended by hundreds of guests, including several foreigners. The . . . Read More

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