House church movement in China

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/House_church_movement_in_China
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:alternativeTo gptkb:Three-Self_Patriotic_Movement
state-sanctioned churches
gptkbp:beganIn 1950s
gptkbp:cause avoidance of state control
desire for religious freedom
gptkbp:characteristic underground
unregistered
informal gatherings
gptkbp:country gptkb:China
gptkbp:denomination gptkb:Protestantism
gptkb:Evangelicalism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label House church movement in China
gptkbp:language gptkb:Mandarin_Chinese
various Chinese dialects
gptkbp:leader lay leaders
self-trained pastors
gptkbp:notableEvent Cultural Revolution suppression
growth in 1980s and 1990s
gptkbp:numberOfMembers tens of millions
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Chinese_government
gptkbp:persecutedBy arrests
harassment
church closures
gptkbp:relatedTo underground church
Chinese house churches
Christian persecution in China
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:worshipStyle private homes
secret locations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Watchman_Nee
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7