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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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Vanguard News
· Jul 5, 2026
China frees jailed pastor Ezra Jin after Trump’s intervention
Ezra Jin is the founder of Zion Church, one of China's unregistered churches that some Christians choose to worship at instead of state-sanctioned ones regulated by the government. The post China frees jailed pastor Ezra Jin after Trump’s intervention appeared first on Vanguard News.
Off The Press
· Jul 5, 2026
At Trump’s request, China frees pastor jailed in religious crackdown
Underground church leader Jin Mingri has been released from prison in China and has travelled to the US, less than two months after his incarceration was raised directly by Donald Trump. The pastor and founder of the Zion Church had been imprisoned following overnight raids across China in October, described by Christian groups as one []...Click to read more
OpsLens
· Jul 7, 2026
‘Miracle’: China releases Christian pastor following Trump’s appeal * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
Source link Ezra Jin Ezra Jin, a pastor of an underground Christian church that is taking China by storm, has been freed in what his family has described as a
URL Media
· Jul 6, 2026
China releases Chinese American pastor Ezra Jin-back with family
China released underground Chinese American pastor Ezra Jin Mingri from custody Saturday, July 4, after 10 months in prison. The Christian Post reports Jin was immediately transported back to the [] The post China releases Chinese American pastor Ezra Jin-back with family appeared first on URL Media.
The Daily Wire
· Jul 6, 2026
China Releases Influential Christian Prisoner In ‘Miracle’ Move After Trump Pressured Xi
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. ...
Korea Times News
· Jul 5, 2026
China frees jailed pastor Ezra Jin
China frees jailed pastor Ezra Jin
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