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Xunsiding Church

  • Raids Against Banned Churches
    Authorities checking identification - Photo: ChinaAid www.chinaaid.org
    Police checking every church attendee's identification.
    Photo: ChinaAid

    In May 2019, local authorities informed the Xunsiding Church in Xiamen, China, that they intended to officially close it down. Church members were threatened with the loss of their jobs unless they complied and, on May 19th, dozens of officers, including those of SWAT teams, raided the church service. In the following days, officers remained on site to ensure no one re-entered the facility (see this report for further details).