An Influential Pastor and 30 Leaders From China’s Largest Underground Church Are Arrested or Missing

A prominent underground pastor in China has been detained along with at least 30 other church leaders in what advocates are calling the most sweeping crackdown on unregistered Christian churches in years.Pastor Jin Mingri, who also goes by “Ezra,” was arrested Friday evening at his home in Beihai, in China’s southeastern Guangxi province. Jin is the founder of Zion Church, one of China’s largest unregistered house churches, with congregations meeting in apartments, restaurants and ka