CCP’s anti-corruption campaign continues. The suppression of “#HouseChurch”# persists. Americans remain detained in China. Here’s what you need to know about the current state of #HumanRights# and the #RuleofLaw# in China. Read the latest #ChinaMonitor# from @CECCgov 🔖

Basement Bible Study Ends in Detention: Hunan Police Lock Down House Church Police in Leiyang City, Hunan Province, sealed a basement house church near a local hot spring and ordered its Christian organizer detained for 15 days, according to a redacted administrative penalty decision issued on September 21 by the Leiyang City Public Security Bureau. The believer, who began practicing the faith in 2014, had purchased and renovated the space where dozens gathered on Sundays for evangelism and Bible study. Authorities cited the organizer’s statements, witness testimony, surveillance footage, and seized religious materials as conclusive evidence of illegal religious activities under Article 31 of the Public Security Administration Punishments Law. Stand with believers in Hunan—share this report, pray for the detained organizer, and urge leaders to defend religious freedom now. Read Now #ReligiousFreedom# #HouseChurch# #ChinaPersecution# #Hunan# #ChinaAid#

Arrested Again After Eight Years in Prison: Early Rain Member Chen Yunfei Seized in Chengdu Authorities in Chengdu’s Wenjiang District formally arrested Early Rain Covenant Church member and veteran dissident Chen Yunfei on September 23 on suspicion of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble.” His detention began in August in Gansu Province; when administrative custody expired on August 17, Subei officers transferred him to Chengdu police instead of releasing him. Relatives received no written notice. Chen, a participant in the 1989 democracy movement, was freed in March 2025 after a four-year sentence—his second imprisonment since 2015, totaling roughly eight years. Despite surveillance, a January assault, and pressure to relocate, he continued Early Rain prayer gatherings and community service until this latest seizure amid the church’s ongoing crackdown. Stand with Chen Yunfei and Early Rain believers. Share their story, pray for their release, and defend religious freedom in China today. Read Now #ReligiousFreedom# #EarlyRainChurch# #ChinaPersecution# #ChenYunfei# #HouseChurchCrackdown# @chenyunfei8964

100 Officers Raid Beijing Church’s 20th Anniversary Prep: Pastor and 7 Held on ‘Fraud’ On September 4, 2026, more than 100 police officers, including plainclothes personnel, surrounded roughly 50 members of Beijing Jiaquan Church as they prepared a hotel conference room for the congregation’s 20th anniversary celebration the next day. Pastor Zhou Zixun, legally known as Cui Xianfeng, and seven coworkers remain in criminal detention on suspicion of “fraud,” a charge families link to the unregistered house church’s offerings and ordinary ministry. Detention locations are undisclosed. Some detainees with chronic conditions were taken without medication. Stand with Jiaquan’s detained leaders: share their story, pray for release and medical care, and urge transparent justice now. Read Now #ReligiousFreedomChina# #HouseChurch# #BeijingJiaquan# #ChristianPersecution# #FreePastorZhou#

Unregistered Beijing Church Faces Reported Leader Detentions Just Days Before Xi–Trump Talks Chinese authorities have reportedly detained multiple pastors and coworkers from Beijing Jiaquan Church, an unregistered urban house-church network with more than two decades of ministry and more than 1,000 believers across Beijing and other cities. ChinaAid has firsthand accounts but has not yet confirmed names, numbers, locations, or charges. Jiaquan grew among younger Christians through worship, discipleship, and the Noah Music School, which trained house-church musicians. Advocates are urging disclosure of the detainees’ whereabouts and access to independent counsel. Share this report, pray for Jiaquan’s detained pastors and workers, and urge governments to raise China’s house-church crackdown in every high-level meeting. #ReligiousFreedom# #HouseChurch# #ChinaAid# #JiaquanChurch# #PersecutedChurch# (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

“Unconscionable and Inhumane”: Son Reveals CCP Fraud Charges Against Elderly House Church Leaders In Xi’an, three leaders of the Light of Zion Church face lengthy prison terms after prosecutors charged them with fraud for receiving voluntary offerings and tithes. Pastor Gao Quanfu, 69, was detained in May 2025, followed by his wife Pang Yu and Pastor Tang Bingyi. Formal criminal detention followed in September. Defense attorneys have been repeatedly threatened. Authorities reclassified church donations as criminal proceeds, a tactic critics say aims to suppress independent worship. Gao’s son Gao Pu declared the treatment of his elderly parents “unconscionable and inhumane.” As China’s house churches endure intensifying pressure, these faithful leaders remain steadfast, their case underscoring the urgent need to defend religious freedom. Stand with Light of Zion Church, share this story, pray for their release, and advocate for religious freedom today! Read Now #ChinaReligiousFreedom# #HouseChurchPersecution# #ChristianPersecutionChina# #DefendFaith# #CCPChurchCrackdown# (Xi’an, Shaanxi Province)

Global Prayer Defies China’s Escalating War on Christians More than 6,000 believers from Japan, South Korea, the United States, Australia, and beyond joined a global prayer gathering on August 9, 2026, at Living Jesus Church in Osaka and online. ChinaAid President Bob Fu outlined four intensifying trends of persecution under the CCP’s “Sinicization” policy: dismantling major house churches such as Early Rain and Beijing Zion, criminalizing ordinary worship and collecting biometric data, labeling entire congregations criminal organizations, and extending repression overseas through surveillance and intimidation. Pastor Yang Jun shared the pain of his wife’s imprisonment and family separation while urging prayer for the “Zion 8.” The monthly fasting-and-prayer movement calls the worldwide church to stand with them. #PersecutedChurchChina# #PrayForChina# #ReligiousFreedom# #ChinaAid# #HouseChurchResilience#

Shanghai Police Detain 7 Christians from Underground Church Pastor David Tang, founder of Wenzhou’s Purpose Driven Church, and six fellow Christians disappeared after Shanghai police detained them in a cross-provincial raid on August 5, 2026. The group, including a church financial administrator and five Shanghai ministry workers, remains incommunicado, with authorities refusing to disclose charges or locations. The independent congregation, popular among young professionals, had refused to join the state-controlled Three-Self Patriotic Movement and continued meeting underground. ChinaAid president Bob Fu stated the secret detentions show the Chinese Communist Party escalating intimidation and enforced disappearances against unregistered churches, often masking religious persecution with criminal accusations. Families and advocates demand immediate disclosure of their whereabouts, access to counsel, and unconditional release amid ongoing pressure on Wenzhou’s Christian community. Stand with Pastor Tang and the six missing believers: share this story, pray for their release, and urge global leaders to demand religious freedom in China now. Read Now #ReligiousFreedomChina# #PastorDavidTang# #HouseChurchPersecution# #ChinaAid# #StopCCPCrackdown#

Xi lands in D.C., meanwhile back in China... Chinese Officials Raid House Church in Anhui, Ban Christian Hymns Chinese authorities raided an underground house church in Jinzhai County, Anhui Province, on September 16-17, confiscating phones, deleting footage, and ordering young Christians to replace hymns naming Jesus with songs praising the Communist Party. About 30 officers led by police chief Wang Xianjie restricted believers’ movement. The next day, officials banned songs containing “Jesus,” “God,” or “Lord.” with @BobFu4China Attention @POTUS