Chinese Authorities Detain 30 in Crackdown on Large Underground Church Network

China (International Christian Concern) — Chinese authorities on Friday detained a prominent leader of one of China’s largest underground churches, Zion Church, along with at least 30 other leaders of the congregation. Two days later, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a statement regarding the detention of the church leaders.   “The United States condemns the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s recent detention of dozens of leaders of the unregistered house Zion Church in China, including prominent pastor Mingri ‘Ezra‘ Jin,”…