Church In Chains

02/10/2026

A big thank you to the Ballybay Country Gospel Group, Janice Anderson, Kenny Archer and Lorraine Vance who performed at the Corcaghan Gospel Concert last Saturday night

The concert raised over €4,900 in aid of the work of Christian Solidarity Worldwide Nigeria which seeks to give a fresh start to Christians in Nigeria who have lost loved ones in ongoing attacks by various militant Islamic terrorist groups.

11/09/2026

Thank the Lord! Thank you, brothers and sisters!
The Lord’s love never leaves or abandons us."

These inspiring words were written by Chinese Christian prisoner Fu Xuanyuan following her release – follow the link to read the full letter on our website https://www.churchinchains.ie/news-by-country/east-asia/china/china-fu-xuanjuan-released-from-prison/

04/09/2026

Join us on Saturday 19 September for our annual Supporters Day “Voices from Africa” from 11am – 3pm in Trinity Church, Dublin 1. Our special guest Dr Khataza Gondwe (Christian Solidarity Worldwide) will bring us stories from the church in sub-Saharan Africa. We will also have live praise, dedicated prayer stations and a Q & A with our speaker. Lunch will be provided (but must be pre-ordered). The event (including lunch) is entirely free to attend. A collection will be taken up during the event for anyone wishing to donate.

Register on Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/church-in-chains-supporters-day-2026-tickets-1995715026367?aff=oddtdtcreator

INDIA: Seven pastors released on bail Seven pastors imprisoned in June under Madhya Pradesh’s anti-conversion laws have been released on bail. CHINA: Three house church leaders imprisoned for “illegal gatherings” Three house church leaders in eastern China have been sentenced to prison for “...

28/08/2026

🙏Praise God for the release on bail of seven pastors in India. They've been granted leave to appeal their convictions under Madhya Pradesh’s anti-conversion laws. Outside the prison, they were welcomed by 150 Christians (Photo Credit: Barnabas Aid). https://www.churchinchains.ie/news-by-country/south-asia/india/india-seven-pastors-released-on-bail/

14/08/2026

Pray for the family of Wu Qiuyu of Beijing Zion Church in China which has been torn apart by persecution. She has been detained since last October and faces trial soon. Her husband Pastor Yang Jun was abroad in South Korea on a ministry trip when she was arrested and remains there. Their two young children – a daughter aged 2 and a son aged 3 – are being cared for by grandparents and keep asking, “Where’s Mom?” “When will she come back?” https://www.churchinchains.ie/news-by-country/east-asia/china/china-imprisoned-christian-wu-qiuyus-husband-speaks-of-familys-ordeal/

07/08/2026

Pray for Park Tae Yeon (70) of CEF Korea who faces a possible 17-year sentence on three immigration-related charges in a trial that began on 28 July in Khabarovsk, southeast Russia.

Missionary Park has lived in Russia for over 30 years and was arrested on 15 January, just one week before she was due to retire and return home to South Korea. https://www.churchinchains.ie/news-by-country/russia/russia-retiring-missionary-goes-on-trial/

30/07/2026

Church in Chains was recently privileged to sponsor a recent Trauma Counselling Workshop run by our Nigerian partner STEFANOS FOUNDATION for a group of widows from Plateau state.

10/07/2026

Good news from China – Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri (57) has been released from detention after diplomatic talks and arrived in Los Angeles on 4 July, the 250th anniversary of the United States’ Declaration of Independence.

The founder of Beijing-based Zion Church, one of China’s largest and most influential unregistered churches, Pastor Jin had spent nine months in detention.https://www.churchinchains.ie/news-by-country/east-asia/china/china-pastor-ezra-jin-mingri-of-zion-church-released-and-flown-to-usa/

03/07/2026

Pray for Nadia Nadeem and her husband Nadeem Masih in Pakistan. They are appealing for the return of their kidnapped thirteen-year-old daughter Amber, who was abducted, converted to Islam and married to a Muslim man and is being held in police custody while legal proceedings are ongoing.https://www.churchinchains.ie/news-by-country/south-asia/pakistan/pakistan-parents-appeal-for-return-of-kidnapped-daughter/

26/06/2026

Where Is Mary Mohammadi? The 27-year-old Iranian Christian convert who is a well-known human rights defender and journalist and a former prisoner of conscience, disappeared in late February and has not been heard from since then. Amnesty International believes that she is being detained by the Iranian authorities. https://www.churchinchains.ie/news-by-country/middle-east/iran/iran-where-is-mary-mohammadi/