# Chinese government builds public park on demolished church site and holds 20 Christians in prison · Mercy Herald

> The site of Yazhong Church in Wenzhou was turned into a plaza with the national flag following a police raid and destruction of the building.

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Atualizado em: 2026-11-13

Flag of the People's Republic of China, raised by the government in the park built over the church site. [Photo: Arian Zwegers, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons](https://www.flickr.com/photos/67769030@N07/6169820273)

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Where a multi-story protestant church building once stood in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, the Chinese government has constructed a public plaza. According to information released by [ChinaAid](https://guiame.com.br/gospel/missoes-acao-social/governo-constroi-parque-no-lugar-de-igreja-demolida-na-china-e-mantem-20-membros-presos.html), Chinese authorities transformed the land of the Yazhong Church into a paved public park featuring a prominent national flag on a central pole.

The physical change at the property coincides with the ongoing detention of church members. Months after the destruction of the church structure, 20 Christians connected to the congregation remain imprisoned without a final judicial decision from Chinese courts. The believers belonged to an unregistered congregation tied to the Local Church movement, a tradition rooted in the work of early 20th-century Chinese preacher Watchman Nee.

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