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Help Serve the Persecuted, Underground Church in Iran!
An Iran revolutionary court has sentenced a Christian pastor to prison. Learn how you can help.
Join Us in Serving the Underground Church in China!
Meet one of Pathway Learning’s key partners in the underground church in China, imprisoned pastor Wang Yi. Learn how to make a difference in China by joining our strategic global partnership.
Help Change the World: Join Us in Serving the Underground Church in China!
Meet one of Pathway Learning’s key partners in the underground church in China, imprisoned pastor Wang Yi. Learn how to make a difference in China by joining our strategic global partnership.
Persecuted Early Rain Church Elder, Family Harassed and Threatened After Return to Chengdu
In December 2018, Elder Li Yingqiang of Early Rain Covenant Church was arrested with Pastor Wang Yi and other leaders and jailed for 8 months in Chengdu, China. Li was then released on probation for one year, during which time he was required to leave Chengdu and live in his hometown. Learn what happened next.
Persecuted Imprisoned Chinese Pastor Wang Yi Transferred to Unknown Prison
According to a member of the persecuted Early Rain Church in Chengdu, their imprisoned pastor Wang Yi was recently transferred from his incarceration in Chengdu to a prison, but Wang’s family has not been told the location.
Early Rain Covenant Church Elder Sentenced to Four Years in Prison
Elder Qin Defu's trial was held last week at the Chengdu Qingyang District People's Court. He was charged with "illegal business operations" for his service at the church, which included providing books and printed resources for church members and printing and distributing hymnals. On November 29, he was sentenced to four years in prison, leaving behind a wife and two young children
Remember Chinese church leaders in prison, as though in prison with them
On December 9th, 2018, Chinese authorities arrested more than 100 members of Early Rain Covenant Church (秋雨圣约教会) in Chengdu, China. Some members were interrogated at the police station and then released, while others were imprisoned.
U.S. Ambassador Calls on Chinese Authorities to Release Persecuted Pastor Wang Yi and Church Members
“We believe that Chinese authorities wanted to send a message to others who dare follow in his footsteps and defy the Communist Party.
But as a man of faith myself, I think the Chinese Communist Party may have done the opposite. When faith is under attack, it grows stronger.”
Silence is Betrayal 沉默就是背叛 - Pastor Wang Yi 王怡牧师
Silence Is Betrayal - 王怡牧师 Pastor Wang Yi
摘自成都秋雨圣约教会2018年10月21日的证道《我们是光明的儿女》
From the sermon "We are Children of Light" preached on Oct. 21, 2018, at Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu, China
Chinese Official Denounces House Churches at Congress, Says They Must Be Brought To Justice
"Pastor" Xu Xiaohong (徐晓鸿), head of the Chinese government-sanctioned Three-Self Church (三自爱国运动) warns of Christianity’s “anti-China forces” and vows to help government “bring them to justice" at the National People's Congress on March 11, 2019.
Islamic Terrorism & Gospel-Centered Church Planting in West Africa
New reports are now coming out of West Africa regarding the increase of Islamic Terrorism. This week’s report includes a brutal attack by radical Muslims on an American owned Mali hotel in which innocent people were killed at random as the terrorists yelled, “Allahu akbar” (Arabic “Allah is Great”).
Christian Martyrs: Yesterday and Today
Throughout Christian history, an estimated 70 million Christians have been murdered for their faith.
Pray for the Persecuted Church
Join with thousands of Christians around the world by watching this brief video and then dare to pray these four requests.