House churches banned in Yichun city

Photo of house church meeting from China Aid

House churches in Yichun city, Heilongjiang province, China were banned in mid-October, according to an October 29 report from China Aid Association. Verbal orders to end all house church activity came from both provincial and central government agencies.

Ask God to give strength and boldness to Christians in Yichun city. Pray that believers will continue to meet together despite opposition (Hebrews 10:23-25).

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November 05, 2008
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Location
Asia

Population
1,336,718,015 (July 2011 est.)

Ethnicity (%)
Han Chinese (91.5), Zhuang, Manchu, Hui, Miao, Uighur, Tujia, Yi, Mongol, Tibetan, Buyi, Dong, Yao, Korean, and other nationalities (8.5)

Religion (%)
Non-religious (47.6), Ethnic Religions (21.8), Buddhism (21.4), Christianity (7.3), Islam (2.0)

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President Hu Jintao

Government type
Communist state

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Based on civil law system; derived from Soviet and continental civil code legal principles

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