親愛的主內家人，平安！
2025年，新一輪的宗教逼迫正在中國各地興起。今年5月，西安市廣豐區的會眾牧師陳惠強，被拘留和刑事羈押。專項整治宗教場所的行動再度席捲全省。6月，當地市政府將錫安教會的會堂定性為「非法聚會場所」並強行拆除。現時這樣的情況，已持續15年。此外，全國也有不同教會正經歷類似的逼迫和打壓，甚至越發嚴厲。
錫安教會是秉持聖經真理信仰的中國家庭教會（非註冊）。自2007年由當日執行會在北京所成立後，錫安教會成為全國規模最大、影響力最深的教會之一，會眾人數約1500名左右。2018年，教會在「宗教事務條例」修訂之後，遭到當局的長期騷擾與逼迫。租用的場地被強制清場。2018年9月9日，錫安教會正式被北京市民政局定性為「非法組織」。自2018年秋以來，全國已知近一百處家庭教會被取締、牧長多人被帶走、審訊、刑拘。
根據現場報告，教會原所在地區近期遭遇了嚴重的警方衝擊。當局於10月9日早上突襲「錫安會堂」，同時對全國多個城市的「錫安教會」相關地點進行大規模同步行動。警方對於40個城市共計逾百名牧師、傳道人、長老、執事進行上門帶走與審訊。部分地區的弟兄姊妹被強行遣送回原籍。據了解，截至目前已有150人被捕（其中牧師與傳道人14人），被行政拘留人數達11人。
自2025年10月9日，錫安教會在全國各地約30名牧者和同工相繼被捕或失聯。下午，教會總負責人趙牧師的住處被北京市公安局國保支隊突擊搜查，書籍與電腦、手機被帶走，趙牧師與同工至今下落不明。
截至目前，錫安教會在北京的主堂、上海、成都、廣州、長沙、昆明、重慶、深圳等地的聚會點多數被查封。10日晚上，警方再次進入教會辦公室，查封奉獻箱與財務帳冊。根據消息人士指出，當局以「非法集資」與「擾亂社會秩序」為由，準備對錫安教會展開刑事立案調查。
另據線報顯示，教會在福建和浙江地區遭遇大規模搜查，並封鎖交通前往上海的路線。昨天上午十時，浙江杭州錫安教會的王長老在住所被捕，當日下午福州教會同工楊弟兄被帶走。
據目擊者描述，警方以防疫名義進入聚會場所，查封講台、聖餐桌、投影儀與電腦，並帶走多名信徒。現場有姊妹試圖錄影，但手機被沒收。
錫安教會同工呼籲主內眾教會為此次逼迫緊急代禱，並求主保守趙牧師、陳惠強牧師、王長老、楊弟兄及其他被捕與失聯同工的平安與信心。願主賜下智慧，讓教會在苦難中仍能見證真道，不致灰心喪膽。
「因我們這至暫至輕的苦楚，要為我們成就極重無比、永遠的榮耀。」（林後4:17）
「若一個肢體受苦，所有肢體就一同受苦。」（林前12:26）
願主親自堅固祂的教會，使我們能在患難之日站立得住，忠於祂所託付的福音使命。
錫安教會牧區、長老團、堂務會2025年10月11日
編輯：韓唳 責任編輯：羅志飛 翻譯：劉芳
Emergency Prayer Request from Zion Church
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, peace be with you!
In 2025, a new wave of religious persecution has been rising across China. In May this year, Pastor CHEN Huiqiang from Guangfeng District, Xi’an City, was detained and placed under criminal custody. Once again, the authorities have launched a province-wide campaign to “rectify religious venues.” In June, the local government declared the Zion Church chapel an “illegal gathering site” and forcibly demolished it. Such persecution has persisted for 15 years. Meanwhile, many other churches across the country are facing similar or even more severe suppression.
Zion Church is a house church (unregistered) that upholds the truth of the Bible. It was established in 2007 by the founding elders’ council in Beijing and has since become one of the largest and most influential house churches in China, with about 1,500 congregants. Since the revision of the Regulations on Religious Affairs in 2018, the church has been subject to continuous harassment and persecution. The venues it rented for worship were forcibly cleared. On September 9, 2018, the Beijing Civil Affairs Bureau officially designated Zion Church as an “illegal organization.” Since the fall of 2018, nearly one hundred house churches nationwide have been shut down, and many pastors and elders have been detained, interrogated, or criminally charged.
According to on-site reports, the church’s local premises recently suffered a severe police raid. On October 9, authorities conducted an early-morning coordinated raid on Zion Church locations nationwide. Police simultaneously targeted related sites in more than 40 cities, detaining and interrogating over one hundred pastors, preachers, elders, and deacons. In some regions, believers were forcibly sent back to their registered hometowns. As of now, it is reported that 150 people have been arrested, including 14 pastors and preachers, and 11 believers have been placed under administrative detention.
Since October 9, 2025, about 30 pastors and co-workers of Zion Church across the country have been arrested or have gone missing. In the afternoon, the residence of Pastor Zhao, the church’s overall leader, was raided by the National Security Division of the Beijing Public Security Bureau. His books, computers, and phones were confiscated, and both he and his co-workers remain missing.
At present, Zion Church’s main sanctuary in Beijing, along with branch meeting points in Shanghai, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Changsha, Kunming, Chongqing, and Shenzhen, have been sealed off. On the evening of October 10, the police again entered the church office, sealing the offering boxes and financial records. According to reliable sources, the authorities intend to launch a criminal investigation against Zion Church on charges of “illegal fundraising” and “disturbing public order.”
Further reports indicate that the church’s branches in Fujian and Zhejiang provinces have been subjected to large-scale searches, and roads leading to Shanghai have been blocked. On the morning of October 10, Elder Wang from Zion Church in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, was arrested at his home. That same afternoon, Brother Yang, a co-worker of the church in Fuzhou, was taken away.
Witnesses described that police, under the pretext of epidemic prevention, entered the gathering sites, sealed the pulpits, communion tables, projectors, and computers, and arrested several believers. One sister tried to record the scene, but her phone was confiscated.
The co-workers of Zion Church urgently call upon all churches worldwide to pray for those under persecution—especially for Pastor Zhao, Pastor CHEN Huiqiang, Elder Wang, Brother Yang, and other detained or missing co-workers. May the Lord grant them peace, wisdom, and steadfast faith, so that the church may bear witness to the truth even amid suffering, without losing heart or courage.
“For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.”
(2 Corinthians 4:17)
“If one member suffers, all suffer together.”
(1 Corinthians 12:26)
May the Lord Himself strengthen His church, so that we may stand firm in the day of trial and remain faithful to the Gospel mission entrusted to us.
Zion Church Pastoral, Elder, and Administrative Committees
October 11, 2025
Editor: HAN Li Executive Editor: LUO Zhifei Translator LIU Fang
