ChinaAid: Reformed Church in Shanghai Forced by Government to Shut Down, Pastor Under Surveillance

The China Aid Association is a non-profit Christian organization - based in Midland, Texas - with a mission to uncover and reveal the truth about religious persecution in China, focusing especially on the unofficial church. They do this, they explain in their website, by exposing the abuses, encouraging the abused and equipping the saints to advance the kingdom of God throughout China.

Reformed Church in Shanghai Forced by Government to Shut Down, Pastor Under Surveillance
Distributed by ChinaAid, March, 2013 ...

SHANGHAI, CHINA – A Reformed Church in Shanghai has been targeted by the local government for persecution, including ordering the church to shut down and putting the senior pastor under surveillance, ChinaAid has learned.

Senior Pastor Gao Baoluo (Paul) said that the situation has been increasingly tense since the beginning of March. He said, the government departments don't even bother trying to have any direct contact; instead, they go behind our backs to threaten the landlord and not allow us to continue worshipping here. Then they go to the work units of the individual church members and give them orders, telling them they do not have permission to come to our church anymore, otherwise, they must resign from their jobs or they will be fired.

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