Chinese authorities detain minister, fellow believer with ties to Christian conference.
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during the opening session of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 18, 2017. | REUTERS/Aly SongPolice in China have arrested a Christian minister and a believer from a house church in Shanxi Province for attending a Christian conference in Malaysia last year where Pastors Tim Keller and D.A. Carson were speakers, according to a report.
An Yankui, a minister of Zion Reformed Church in Taiyuan city, and Zhang Chenghao, his co-worker at the church, have been in detention since last Sunday, the U.S.-based group China Aid reports.
The two Christians were arrested after the Sunday worship service without officials informing their family members about the detention for more than 24 hours. The detention notice was sent to the families on Nov. 22. CP.
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