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Pastor freed from China after Trump’s appeal to Xi

Jin's Zion Church eventually grew into one of China’s largest unregistered congregations, reaching some 10,000 followers online across 40 cities after Beijing shut its headquarters in 2018.

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Jul 08, 2026
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Grace Jin Drexel holds an image of her father, Pastor Jin Mingri, at the Geneva Summit on Feb. 18, 2026. Image via Geneva Summit | YouTube

Pastor Jin Mingri, the founder of Beijing’s underground Zion Church, has been released after nine months in detention and reunited with family in Los Angeles, less than two months after President Donald Trump raised h…

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