China Archives - Church Mission Society (CMS) https://churchmissionsociety.org/tag/china/ With Jesus. With each other. To the edges. Thu, 27 Nov 2025 15:59:22 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://churchmissionsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/CMS-Favions2.jpg China Archives - Church Mission Society (CMS) https://churchmissionsociety.org/tag/china/ 32 32 China: increased persecution https://churchmissionsociety.org/blog/prayer-news/china-increased-persecution/ Thu, 27 Nov 2025 15:22:08 +0000 https://churchmissionsociety.org/?p=40970 Pray for Christians in China, where persecution continues to intensify and more church pastors and leaders are being arrested for their faith. Pray for strength and encouragement for all Christians, especially leaders, and for God to strengthen and protect believers when they face suffering for Jesus’ sake.

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China: increased persecution

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Pray for Christians in China, where persecution continues to intensify and more church pastors and leaders are being arrested for their faith. Pray for strength and encouragement for all Christians, especially leaders, and for God to strengthen and protect believers when they face suffering for Jesus’ sake.

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