Ezra Jin, who built a vibrant church network spanning 40 cities across China, has faced years of intense pressure from authorities.

The United States has urged Beijing to release 30 influential Christian leaders who were detained a day earlier. The leaders are part of one of the country’s largest underground church networks. The ...

Ezra Jin, who built a vibrant church network spanning 40 cities across China, has faced years of intense pressure from authorities.

A Christian pastor and father of U.S. citizens along with dozens of church staff and members have been arrested in China amid a crackdown, his daughter and the church say. Ezra Jin, founder and pastor ...

BEIJING—Under intense pressure from authorities in China, Ezra Jin persisted for years in building one of the nation’s largest underground Christian churches, with branches in 40 cities across the ...