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Three-Self Churches

  • China's Digital Clampdown
    Xi Jinping's books on display - Photo: ChinaAid www.chinaid.org
    The government-run Shamian Christian Church bookstore prominently displays Xi Jinping's books.
    Photo: ChinaAid

    As part of the ongoing crackdown on Christianity in China, Communist authorities have removed Bible apps and blocked Christian "WeChat" public accounts. Additionally, hard copies of Bibles are no longer available for sale online, and bookstores owned by the state-sanctioned Three-Self Churches have been increasingly displaying the teachings of President Xi Jinping rather than Christian books.
  • Churches Converted to Cultural Centres
    Church in China - Photo: Open Doors www.opendoorsusa.org/
    Continue to pray that Christians in China will be faithful despite authorities’ efforts to close churches.
    Photo: Open Doors

    As China continues its crackdown on churches, some state-approved Three-Self Churches have been "voluntarily" converted into cultural centres. In Jiangsu province, the Flowing Stream Church was disbanded in 2019, accused of "occupying the village's cultural base." It has now been turned into the "Yangzai Township Flowing Stream Village Cultural Service Centre" where the socialist principles of President Xi are promoted, in the governing officials' attempt to spread "positive energy" to the community.