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Daughter of detained pastor describes mass takedown of Zion Church; witnesses document harassment of congregants
Summary
Grace Jin Drexel and witness groups told the CECC that Pastor Ezra Jin and dozens of Zion Church leaders were arrested in a wide crackdown on independent house churches, describing asset seizure, family intimidation, and transnational pressure on activists abroad.
At a Congressional‑Executive Commission on China hearing, Grace Jin Drexel recounted that Pastor Ezra Jin — leader of an influential urban house church known as Zion Church — was detained in an October crackdown that targeted dozens of independent Christian leaders.
"On October 10, my father, pastor Ezra Jin was arrested by the Chinese authority along with 27 other church pastors and leaders of Zion Church," Drexel said.…
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