China Detains Beijing-Zion Church Pastor Sun Cong Over 200 Days!
Pastor Sun Cong of Beijing-Zion Church has now spent 201 days in Beihai Detention Center, Guangxi. Arrested in October 2025 during a nationwide raid on the influential house church, he faces charges of “illegal use of information networks” for leading online Sunday worship.
Inside overcrowded cells, he struggles to sleep and has lost more than 20 pounds. Nearly cut off from the outside world, he has received only one family letter; photos from his wife have been withheld.
His wife, Gu Xiaoyu, known as “Luo Da,” responded with resolve. After six months of separation, she resumed running, an activity they shared together. “After just ten steps, I couldn’t help but burst into tears, because the familiar figure ahead of me was no longer there.”