China detains six underground church members in latest crackdown, church tells members

Beijing Detains Prominent Underground Church Leader in China

At least five members and the leader of a prominent Christian church in China have been arrested by local authorities, according to rights advocacy groups, as the communist regime tightens its grip on religious practices that operate outside state control. The six individuals, all with the Early Rain Covenant Church, a large unregistered house church in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, were detained on Jan. 6, according to a notice from ChinaAid, a Te…

China detains six underground church members in latest crackdown, church tells members

Six members of an influential underground Protestant ‍church in China were detained by police this week, according to a church statement ‍to members seen by Reuters and non-governmental organizations, in the latest crackdown ‍on Chinese Christians.