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Protestant church in China

Beijing Zion Church was a Protestant church founded in Beijing in 2007 by the pastor Jin Mingri. The church is considered very influential in China with Shouwang Church of Beijing, which has also a pastor with the same surname, Jin Tianming (not related). Zion Church grew to over a 1,000 in a few years. However, the church was closed by the authorities in 2018 with its pastor under house arrest.

Before it was shuttered, it "operated with relative freedom for years, hosting hundreds of worshippers every weekend in an expansive, specially renovated hall in north Beijing".

References

  1. Weber, Jeremy (2018-09-10). "China Bans Zion, Beijing's Biggest House Church". Christianity Today.
  2. Spegele, Brian (2011-07-28). "China's Banned Churches Defy Regime". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 2022-03-05. Retrieved 2022-03-05.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. Shellnutt, Kate (2019-03-27). "China Shuts Down Another Big Beijing Church". Christianity Today.
  4. Shepherd, Christian (2018-09-09). Perry, Michael (ed.). "China outlaws large underground Protestant church in Beijing". Reuters.
  5. Shepherd, Christian (2018-04-29). Munroe, Tony; Feast, Lincoln (eds.). "For a 'house church' in Beijing, CCTV cameras and eviction". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2022-03-05. Retrieved 2022-03-05.

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