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| A Chinese Christian prays at his home in a village in Shanxi province after Chinese authorities forcibly closed down so-called house churches, according to Christian group China Aid. Reuters |
Christian Today
A group of 15 Chinese Christians have been detained after more than 20 police officers raided a house church in the Sichuan province in the south-west of the country.
Authorities interrupted a Bible study and accused the group of 'illegally gathering a crowd to disturb public order' according to the human rights organization China Aid.
All of those at the house church were detained for 15 days by police, China Aid said. Church seating, projectors and air conditioning equipment were confiscated.
Separately, in the southern province of Guangdong police officers raided two house churches.
China Aid reports that at least ten government officials interrupted a prayer meeting at Olive Church on 19 March, accusing them of lacking the authorization to conduct religious meetings. Twenty members of the congregation were detained but released later on the same day.
A second church in the province was also raided and had its possessions seized. The church has since fractured into smaller groups and relocated for the safety of its members, China Aid said.
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