China Detains Dozens of Underground Church Pastors in Crackdown

Daughter of jailed pastor urges prayer for Chinese church: 'Serious escalation'

The daughter of a prominent Chinese pastor, who was recently swept up in the Chinese Communist Party's crackdown against the underground church, urged Christians not to forget about their persecuted brothers and sisters in China. #China #EzraJinMinghri #ChineseCommunistParty #Trumpadministration

China Arrests 30 Pastors as Crackdown on Christians Grows

“This new nationwide campaign echoes the darkest days of the 1980s, when urban churches first re-emerged from the Cultural Revolution.”

Why the US Should Prioritize the Release of Chinese Christian Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri

Why the US Should Prioritize the Release of Chinese Christian Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri acabral-sanche… Fri, 10/17/2025 - 12:22 SVG Reports Oct 17, 2025 Hudson Institute Why the US Should Prioritize the Release of Chinese Christian Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri Olivia Enos Senior Fellow Olivia Enos Caption Mingri “Ezra” Jin, head pastor of Zion Church, is seen on September 12, 2018, in Beijing, days after authorities shut down one of China’s largest…

China’s Arrests of House Church Pastors Draw Sharp US Response

Chinese authorities have detained dozens of pastors and members of Zion Church, one of the country’s largest unregistered Christian networks, in what rights groups and observers called the communist regime’s most sweeping crackdown on underground churches in decades. The arrests, carried out across multiple cities beginning Oct. 10, targeted the leadership of the influential house church network founded by Beijing pastor Jin Mingri, also known a…

Christians in Fear as China Arrests Leaders

Grace Jin Drexel hadn't expected her father's final message before his disappearance to be a call for prayer. "He told me to pray for another pastor who had gone missing," she said. Hours later, her mother called to say she could no longer reach him. Pastor Jin Mingri, founder of Beijing's Zion Church, was among at least 30 Christians arrested last weekend across 10 Chinese cities in what activists call the country's largest roundup of believers…

China Arrests 30 Christians As Concerns Mount Over Religious Crackdown

When Grace Jin Drexel got a text from her father in China last Friday, it seemed routine — a simple request to “pray for another pastor.” But hours later, that message took on chilling significance. Her father, Jin Mingri, one of China’s most prominent underground pastors, had vanished too.What followed was the largest mass arrest of Christians China has seen in decades. It was a sweeping crackdown on at least 30 members of the Zion Church netwo…