CCK calls on WEA 2025 GA host church to halt financial support and demands key leadership resignations
On January 17, the Christian Council of Korea (CCK) issued a statement raising concerns about the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) conference scheduled for October in Seoul, South Korea. The CCK urged Sarang Church, the designated host of WEA 2025, to disclose its financial support for the event and called for the resignation of Rev. Samuel Chiang, WEA’s Deputy Secretary General and a key figure in the conference’s preparation.
North Korea Ranked as Worst Christian-Persecuting Nation for 23rd Time, "Death Penalty for Believers"
North Korea has once again been ranked as the world’s worst country for Christian persecution by the Open Doors Mission, maintaining the top spot for the third consecutive year. This marks the 23rd time the nation has claimed this position since the organization began publishing its Christian persecution report in 1993.
Ministry Leader: Chinese Christians Need to Rethink Adoption, Churches Should Promote Adoption Culture
On September 5, 2024, China officially announced adjustments to its international adoption policy. Moving forward, except for foreign nationals adopting children who are direct relatives within three generations or stepchildren, the country will no longer send children abroad for adoption. According to statistics, since the Adoption Law legalized international adoptions in 1992, over 160,000 Chinese children have been adopted by foreign families.
2.1M Korean Christians estimated at joint worship service to affirm family, oppose gay marriage, pray for nation
In the afternoon of Reformation Sunday, Oct. 27, some 2.1 million Christians gathered for a joint worship service from 2pm to 5pm in Seoul, Korea to “unite for repentance, revival, and restoration of holiness in our society.” According to organizers, an estimated 1.1 million joined onsite despite the bad weather with another 1 million joining online. The unprecedented joint worship service brought together Korean churches across denominations as they affirmed traditional marriage and family and
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China's National Security Law Enacted in Hong Kong, Overriding 'One Country, Two Systems'
China's President Xi Jinping has signed into law a controversial national security legislation for Hong Kong on Monday, according to Xinhua News Agency. The law was passed without consultation and oversight by Hong Kong's Legislative Council, overriding the principle of 'one country, two systems' in the Basic Law.
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Tens of Thousands HK Christians Gathered Online for Tiananmen Prayer Vigil
Tens of thousands of Christians in Hong Kong gathered online and offline at various locations to commemorate the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre with prayer and worship.
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Hong Kong election results: Monumental win for pro-democracy parties in de facto referendum
On Sunday, over
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U.S. Senate Unanimously Passes Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Bill
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill that aims at protecting the human rights and autonomy and freedoms of Hong Kong, which sends a message of hope to many pro-democracy protestors in the former British colony handed back to China in 1997, while drawing condemnation from Beijing.
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Chaos In Hong Kong: A Christian Perspective
Chaos reigns in the streets of Hong Kong at the moment. Is there a light at the end of the tunnel?
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Christianity Inflicting 'Enormous Harm' on China, Warns Communist Party
A local government communications agency in China recently held a seminar to discuss with Communist Party members the "enormous harm" Christianity is to the atheist nation and identify ways to stunt its growth.
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Pakistani 'Pastors' Paid by Sex Traffickers to Find Brides for Chinese Men Among Poor Congregants: Report
"Pastors" in Pakistan are being paid by sex traffickers to find brides for Chinese men among their church congregations, a disturbing new report has revealed.
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Food Deprivation, Beatings and Jail as Christians Suffer in Jharkhand, India
A longstanding Hindu extremist practice of turning animistic villagers against Christians has intensified as elections get underway in India today, with tribal villagers taught that Christianity is anti-Indian.
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Christian Mother Facing False Accusation in India Is Transferred Far from Home
Days after Hindu extremists in northern India marched in protest to file a false claim against a Christian mother, her government employer transferred her to a district more than 100 miles away, sources said.
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Family Demands Answers after Chinese Christian Woman Suddenly Dies in Detention
The grieving family of a Chinese Christian woman is demanding answers after she suddenly died while in detention for her faith.
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Asia 'New Hotbed of Christian Persecution' With One in Three Christians Facing Oppression for Faith: Report
Asia is "the new hotbed of persecution for Christians," with an estimated 139 million people - or one in three - found to live under "high persecution," a persecution watchdog has revealed.
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China: Police Given 'Quotas' for Arrest of Christians, Claims Persecution Watchdog
In China, there is now reportedly a bounty for the arrest of Christians - and police officers risk losing their job if quotas are not met, a persecution watchdog has claimed.
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Six Christians Injured in Stoning of Christmas Service in Burma
Unidentified men last week stoned a house full of worshippers for an hour in a predominantly Buddhist village in Burma (Myanmar), injuring six people, sources said.
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China Wants to 'Cut Off the Oxygen' of Christian Churches, Warns Head of Persecution Watchdog
The head of a persecution watchdog has warned that Chinese authorities are seeking to "cut off the oxygen" of Christian churches amid reports non-Chinese Christian leaders are being deported for proselytizing.