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China Releases House Church Leader After 9 Months
Around 10:30 p.m. on July 3, Sean Long saw his phone light up with an incoming call from Anna Liu, wife of Jin Ezra Mingri, senior pastor of China's Zion Church. When Long answered, he was surprised to hear the voice of Jin, who had been detained since October 9, on the other end of the line. Jin told Long, who was acting senior pastor in Jin's absence, that Chinese authorities had unexpectedly released him from prison and he had just arrived in Los Angeles, reuniting with his wife, daughter, and two sons for the first time in years...
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Christian Headlines
· Jul 6, 2026
Chinese Pastor Released Following Trump’s Request for Release
A prominent Chinese house church pastor has been freed from prison and reunited with his family in the US, an Independence Day miracle attributed to high-level diplomatic efforts between Presidents Trump and Xi. This remarkable release follows the largest single-church crackdown in decades.
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· Jul 6, 2026
‘A Miracle’: China Releases Christian Pastor After Pressure From Trump
A Christian pastor imprisoned for months reunited with his family after the Chinese Communist Party released him following pressure from President Donald Trump. Pastor Mingri “Ezra” Jin, the leader of one of the largest underground church networks in China, landed in the United States on the Fourth of July and was greeted by his family. ...
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· Jul 6, 2026
China Releases Prominent Pastor Amid Ongoing Religious Freedom Concerns
After months in detention, the founder of one of China's largest house churches has reunited with his family in California, drawing renewed attention to Beijing's crackdown on unregistered Christian congregations as well as broader concerns over religious freedom
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· Jul 5, 2026
Christian NGO welcomes release of pastor held in southern China
Christian NGO welcomes release of pastor held in southern China
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· Jul 7, 2026
Ezra Jin, Pastor Jailed by China, Is Free
The church leader was reunited with his family in America on Friday, after 266 days in Chinese prison, writes Frannie Block.
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· Jul 5, 2026
Chinese Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri Freed After Trump Personally Raised His Case With Xi Jinping
Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri, leader of one of China’s most prominent underground churches, has been released from detention and arrived in Los Angeles to reunite with his family. His release came less than two months after President Donald Trump raised the pastor’s case directly with Chinese leader Xi Jinping during a state visit to Beijing [] The post Chinese Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri Freed After Trump Personally Raised His Case With Xi Jinping appeared first on Foreign Policy Journal.
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