Proof The Bible Is True

09/30/19

 

For years, observers around the world have been stunned by the rapid rise of the underground Christian church in China. There are an estimated 97 million Christians in China, a staggering number when you consider that the growth has been under communism for 70 years.

 

It’s also been almost a year since China made international headlines for a series of crackdowns on non-registered Christian churches. For a time in the last 15 to 20 years, it seemed that maybe the days of intense persecution in China might be over—Christians were allowed to worship openly, and even unregistered churches operated openly and were able to worship freely. But in recent years, that time seems to have past.

 

We recently spoke to some Open Doors field team members who work in China. They told us about the changes in the Chinese church, how they’ve seen persecution rise and fall and how the resiliency of Chinese believers has strengthened their own faith

 

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