Author Archive for: Bethany

Truth Network is a House church network more shrouded in mystery than any other network in China. Very little information is available about its history, founder, leadership, or activities. BTJ’s book, The Underground Church, may have been the first time that this network was ever written about. If the Truth Network were an individual, she would be tagged as the

One story that had never been told publicly before was written about in the BTJ book, The Underground Church. It is the story of one of the most effective training centers in all of China during the early 1990s. As the House church in China grew, so too did the need for competent leaders. However, many Chinese Christians didn’t even own

One of the most well-known churches in China’s underground house church is China Gospel Fellowship (CGF). Of the five large underground House church networks, this is likely the most renowned. As one of the early founders of the CGF network, Pastor Shen Xiaoming’s personal account of growing up under Chairman Mao, witnessing massive revival in Henan Province, and seeing the

The most conservative estimates say there are more than 40,000 Christians in North Korean concentration camps, but the number is thought to be as high as 90,000. North Korea is continually ranked as the most oppressive country in the world for Christians; Christians are not just killed, but are sent to death camps, forced to watch the murders of their

It is impossible to understand the world’s largest revival without looking into the history of the underground House church of China. It is equally impossible to tell the story of the underground House church of China without telling the story of Pastor Zhang Rongliang. Pastor Zhang has been one of the most central (and sometimes most controversial) figures in all

During these the final days, persecution against the church is promised to increase.  What should we do and how can we survive the persecution?  Few people know the answer to this more than the Chinese underground house church and today Brother Yun shares from his own experience with persecution. Brother Yun is an exiled underground house church leader and evangelist.