US EditionChina, Chengdu’s Early Rain Church: Yet Another Wave of Arrests
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On January 6, the repression of the authorities took place against the leaders of the Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu, an "underground" evangelical community founded by Pastor Wang Yi, already in prison since 2018. In October it had been the turn of Zion Church.
Alert: Chinese authorities seek to levy national security charges, escalating crackdown | Chinese Human Rights Defenders
(Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders, January 9, 2026) On January 6, Sichuan police detained at least ten people associated with the Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu from their homes or the church premises in a coordinated raid. Six remain in custody and have been criminally detained, according to a (read more...)
Crackdown Escalates as Underground Christians Face New Wave of Arrests in January - Charisma Magazine Online
A new persecution of Christians is under way in China with the arrest of church leaders and the demolition of a major Christian church building. After the arrest of more than 100 Christians in December, Chinese authorities arrested six leaders of a Protestant church, according to Reuters. “The detentions of the members of the Early Rain Covenant Church, a large unofficial ‘house church’ based in the southwestern city of Chengdu, took place on Tu…
On January 6, the Chengdu Autumn Rain Covenant Church in Sichuan Province was suppressed by police in Chengdu and Deyang. Multiple sources told reporters that the Deyang Public Security Bureau was leading the investigation, and the case was classified as "inciting subversion of state power." As of now, six church members, including Li Yingqiang, have been criminally detained and held in the Deyang Detention Center. Several other church members h…
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