Update on Church Destruction

Church destruction
Photo from video by China Aid Association.
Video can be viewed at www.vomcanada.com
 
The July 31 Special Edition Persecution and Prayer Alert reported on the destruction of a large unregistered church building in China and the arrest of many of those present. According to recent reports from China Aid Association, fifty of the believers were still detained on August 2. The location of four of them was unknown. On August 3, three more Christian leaders from the Xiaoshan area were arrested and the local authorities were threatening large fines against any company associated with the construction of the building.

China Aid Association has obtained a short video clip, showing some of the destruction of the church building. To view the video, go to VOMC's multimedia website, www.vomcanada.com.

  • Current Ministry Projects

    The Voice of the Martyrs Canada continues to help distribute Bibles to Christians in the country, making it possible for them to have their own printed version of God's Word. Additionally, VOMC works with various mission partners to facilitate a Biblical understanding of persecution and discipleship, while presenting ways to effectively respond and minister within the context of hostility.

    Project Funds: Underground Church, Bible, Relief & Development

  • Country Information

    Population
    1,413,142,846 (2023 est.)

    Ethnicity (%)
    Han Chinese (91.1), ethnic minorities (8.9 - includes Zhang, Hui, Manchu, Uighur, Miao, Yi, Tujia, Tibetan, Mongol, Dong, Buyei, Yao, Bai, Korean, Hani, Li, Kazakh, Dai, and other nationalities) (2021 est.)

    Religion (%)
    Folk religion (21.9), Buddhist (18.2), Christian (5.1), Muslim (1.8), Hindu (< 0.1), Jewish (< 0.1), other (0.7 - includes Daoist [Taoist]), unaffiliated (52.1) (2021 est.)

    Leader
    President Xi Jinping (2013)

    Government type
    Communist party-led state

    Legal system
    Based on civil law system; influenced by Soviet and continental European civil law systems

    Sources: CIA World Factbook

  • Pray for China

    Pray that the Gospel will be proclaimed throughout China without government interference so many more names can be added to the Lamb's "Book of Life." May there also be a spirit of unity demonstrated among the country's growing churches, further strengthening existing believers and spurring them on in their ministry service and evangelistic outreach within the country's numerous communities.

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  • Long-Awaited Trials for Pastoral Couple
    Yang Rongli is smiling. She is surrounded by group of people, many of whom are holding cameras.
    Yang Rongli (light jacket) upon her 2016 release.
    Photo: ChinaAid

    Yang Rongli and Wang Xiaoguang are a pastoral couple who have been subjected to ongoing persecution from the Communist government for many years. In 2009, they were sentenced for allegedly disrupting public order. As a result, Yang spent seven years in prison, while Wang served three years. In August 2021, the couple had been arrested again. This time, they were accused of fraud in relation to the donations received by the church from its members. After almost four years, both cases have finally gone to court, through which the husband and wife were each tried separately.

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  • Young Children Detained for Participating in Bible Lesson
    A girl has a small child on her back. The older one is smiling at the younger.
    Photo: PxHere

    A Bible lesson for young children that had taken place at a private home in Fuyang, Anhui, was raided by police on April 29th. In total, ten children between the ages of five and six, along with five adult teachers, were taken to the police station where they were detained for several hours. Some of the youngsters appeared to suffer severe emotional distress during the detention; and, throughout that time, the police only checked on them once.

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  • Christians Sentenced for Alleged Illegal Business Activities
    Wang Honglan and her coworkers
    Wang Honglan and her coworkers.
    Photo: ChinaAid

    During April 2021, Chinese authorities arrested ten Christians in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, for allegedly running an illegal business operation. In their efforts to get Bibles into the hands of as many people as possible, the believers had legally purchased copies of God's Word at a retail price and resold them for a fee well below the original cost. (For more information on the charges against these church members, go to this report.)

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  • "Gospel Warrior" Resumes Ministry Work
    Chen Wensheng and his wife are standing together.
    Chen Wensheng and his wife.
    Photo: ChinaAid

    As a former drug addict, Chen Wensheng understands firsthand the liberating power of Jesus Christ. Since experiencing spiritual freedom from bondage, he has become a ceaseless evangelist, sharing his faith with anyone who is willing to listen. In the past, he even expressed gratitude for his incarceration, since it gave him opportunities to testify of God's transforming love among fellow prisoners.

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