Beijing Zion Church

Beijing Zion Church was a Protestant church founded in Beijing in 2007 by the pastor Jin Mingri.[1][2] 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).[3] 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.[4]

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".[5]

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.