NEW YORK /Christian News/ — For the first time since 1919, the 70 million Chinese Christians1 worldwide – including the Chinese Christians in New York – have access to an updated Bible in a language each can understand. It provides an alternative to the Chinese Union Version, a translation that is filled with characters that [...]
SHANXI /Christian News/ — A symbol of strength and unity for the 50,000-member Linfen Church Network, the central church building Jindengtai (Golden Lampstand) towers over the neighboring buildings in Linfen City. The building was confiscated by the Chinese government in the aftermath of the bloody attack and destruction of Fushan Church in September, 2009. Military [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. /Christian News/ — Since mid-December, 2009, ominous rumors have circulated about Gao Zhisheng, hinting that he has died after brutal torture in prison. However, no reports have been confirmed, and the Chinese government continues to refuse comment on his condition and whereabouts.
A friend of ChinaAid in New York recently notified us about a [...]
SHANXI /Christian News/ — After the Chinese government sentenced five church leaders to 3 to 7 years criminal detention on Wednesday, November 25th, ChinaAid learned that on November 30, 2009, five more church leaders from Linfen Church, Shanxi, were each sentenced to two years in re-education through labor camps–an arbitrary administrative sentence by the Public [...]
BEIJING /Christian News Wire/ — At 7:40 AM (Beijing time) on Nov. 19, Jiang Tianyong and his wife attempted to leave their home to take their daughter to school, when they were barred from leaving the apartment building by Public Security Bureau officers assembled at the gate. Before Jiang could speak with them, four officers [...]