Chinese House Church Movement (mainstream)
Chinese underground evangelical movement operating outside the state-registered Three-Self Patriotic Movement. Tens of millions of adherents.
CLCI radar
BITE breakdown
0 — Chinese underground evangelical movement operating outside the state-registered TSPM; mainstream low-moderate.
Profile facts
In context
Chinese house churches face state persecution and operate underground. Most are mainstream evangelical Christianity; specific high-control sects (Eastern Lightning, etc.) covered separately. The CLCI captures security-pressure-driven insularity rather than internal coercion.
This profile is in progress — history, deeper BITE evidence and survivor voices are still being added. Contributions welcome via GitHub.
Timeline
- 1949+Underground Chinese church emerges under Communist rule
Sources
- David Aikman, 'Jesus in Beijing' (2003) search ↗
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