2025年10月11日
我们满怀悲痛与义愤地向全球教会与良心人士发出严正声明：
自2025年10月9日起，中国政府在北京、上海、浙江、山东、广东、广西、海南等多地同时展开行动，大规模抓捕锡安教会的牧师、传道人和会众。截至目前，已有三十余位教牧领袖及信徒被拘押、失联，聚会场所被查封、财物被抄没，部分同工家属亦遭受威胁与骚扰。
我们郑重声明：
所有被拘捕的锡安教会牧者与信徒，均为无辜的基督徒。他们唯一的“罪名”，只是和平地敬拜上帝，忠实地传讲圣经真理，牧养群羊，关怀邻舍。这些基本的信仰行为在任何法治社会都应受到宪法与国际人权公约的保障。
中国政府此番大规模镇压，严重违反了《中华人民共和国宪法》第36条关于宗教信仰自由的明文保障，更公然违背《世界人权宣言》第18条及《公民权利和政治权利国际公约》所确立的信仰自由原则。这种系统性迫害行为，既是对上帝之教会的亵渎，也是对国际社会的公然挑衅。
锡安教会呼吁：
1. 中国政府立即停止对锡安教会及其他家庭教会的抓捕、威胁与骚扰行为；
2. 立即无条件释放所有被拘押、失联的牧者与信徒；
3. 尊重并保障中国公民依法行使宗教信仰自由的权利；
4. 呼吁国际社会、各国政府及宗教自由机构关注此事，向中国政府发出谴责与问责的声音。
我们相信：信仰无罪，敬拜无罪，祷告无罪。教会属于上帝，不属于任何政权。锡安教会将继续坚守真理、依靠基督，在逼迫中见证福音的荣光。愿公义如江河滚滚，愿真理如洪水滔滔！
锡安教会牧团、长老团、堂务会
2025年10月11日
A Solemn Declaration Concerning the New Wave of Crackdown Against Zion Church by the Chinese Government
October 11, 2025
With grief and righteous indignation, we issue this solemn statement to the global Church and all people of conscience:
Since October 9, 2025, the Chinese government has launched a sweeping operation across Beijing, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Shandong, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hainan, arresting pastors, ministers, and members of Zion Church. More than 30 church leaders and believers have been detained or disappeared; worship venues have been raided and sealed, properties confiscated, and family members harassed.
We solemnly declare:
All detained pastors and members of Zion Church are innocent Christians. Their only “offense” is worshiping God peacefully, preaching the Gospel faithfully, shepherding their flock, and serving their neighbors. These acts of faith are protected under both the Constitution of China and international human rights law.
This latest campaign of repression flagrantly violates Article 36 of the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China, which guarantees freedom of religious belief, and blatantly contravenes Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, both of which affirm freedom of thought, conscience, and religion. Such systemic persecution is not only a desecration against God’s Church but also an open affront to the international community.
Zion Church calls for:
1. The immediate cessation of all arrests, intimidation, and harassment against Zion Church and other house churches in China;
2. The unconditional release of all detained and disappeared pastors and believers;
3. The genuine respect and protection of Chinese citizens’ right to freedom of religion and belief;
4. The urgent attention, condemnation, and accountability of the international community, governments, and religious freedom organizations toward these abuses.
We proclaim: Faith is not a crime. Worship is not a crime. Prayer is not a crime. The Church belongs to God, not to any earthly power. Zion Church will continue to stand firm in truth and bear witness to the Gospel amid persecution. May justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream!
Zion Church Pastoral Team, Elder
