China Releases Underground Church Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri After Trump's Intervention
Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri, founder of the Zion Church, was released from detention in China following a direct plea from U.S. President Donald Trump to Chinese leader Xi Jinping. His family reported his arrival in the United States, marking a significant moment in the ongoing tensions over religious freedom.
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China has released the pastor of a prominent underground church after US President Donald Trump pressed his case with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. His family hailed the move as a hopeful sign for religious freedom.
Ezra Jin’s family says the Zion Church founder arrived in the US after months in detention in China.
Ezra Jin Mingri was released nearly two months after President Trump raised his case with China’s leader, Xi Jinping, during a visit to Beijing.
A pastor of a prominent underground church who was detained in China in October has been released, less than two months after U.S. President Donald Trump brought up his case when meeting Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
The Zion Church founder's release comes after a direct plea to Xi Jinping from Donald Trump.
Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri was detained with 17 other church leaders in October in one of China’s largest crackdowns on a single church in decades.
A pastor of a prominent underground church detained in China in October has been released, according to rights advocates
Ezra Jin, founder of Zion Church, lands in the US and reunites with family who are ‘overwhelmed with joy’ The founder of one of China’s most prominent underground churches has been released from prison and reunited with his family in the United States. Ezra Jin, the founder of Zion Church, landed in the US on Friday evening. He was one of dozens of church members who were detained in a sweeping crackdown on Christians in October. Continue reading...