Skip to content

Korean Pastor Threatened with Expulsion from China after Arrest

December 27, 2012 | Asia
December 27, 2012
AsiaChina

ICC Note: Chinese officials continue to repress unregistered house churches across China in an effort to control the spread of Christianity. ChinaAid, a human rights organization, recently revealed secret government documents written by the Communist Party with instructions for containing the threat of Christian influence on college campuses around the country. 
12/27/2012 China (ChinaAid) – A Korean pastor is being threatened with expulsion after the house church worship service at which he was preaching on Sunday was raided by Shanghai police, ChinaAid has learned.
The Korean pastor surnamed Hu was right in the midst of his sermon at 2 p.m. on Dec. 23 to the Zhenguang (True Light) House Church, in the Xiangshan (Fragrant Hills) New Housing Development, in Shanghai’s Pudong New Area, when the officials from the Public Security Bureau, Religious Affairs Bureau and local police station grabbed him and took him into custody and dispersed the meeting.
Hu was held for two hours and not released until 4 p.m. He was told he would be expelled from China.

[Full Story]

To read more news stories, visit the ICC Newsroom
For interviews, please email press@persecution.org

Help raise $500,000 to meet the urgent needs of Christians in Syria!

Give Today
Back To Top
Search