Henan province of China has one of the largestChristian populations ofEast Asia.[1] There are believed to be several million Christians in Henan, most of them attendingChinese house churches.[2] Henan is thought to have one of the most significant proportions of Christians of any Chinese province.[3] Henan has one of the largestProtestant populations of the country.[4] Many Protestants of Henan live in rural areas.[4] On August 6, 2004, a hundred house church members were arrested in Henan.[5] During theBoxer Rebellion, Christians were killed in Henan.[6] TheHenan Mission, up to 1925 of thePresbyterian Church of Canada, was founded in 1888.[7]The Shouters are active in the province.[8]There ispersecution of Christians.[2]BishopLi Hongye was arrested inLuoyang in 2001.[2] AHenan Bible School exists.[3]
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