During the past three years, local authorities in China have banned the heretical Korean “Berea Church”. The “Berea Church”, originally from the Berea Movement launched by South Korea’s Sungark Church, was listed as a heresy by the Christian Council of Korea (CCK) around 2014. In October 2022, its chapels were demolished in different parts of China.
Since 2019, local governments have reported that organizations using the name “Berea Church” were shut down, adding that they were branches of Sungark Church in South Korea.
China Christian Council & the National Committee of Three-Self Patriotic Movement (CCC&TSPM) mentioned the sect in an article entitled: “Defending the Truth to Resist Heresies and Cults”. It wrote that overseas heresies and cults, particularly those “infiltrated” from South Korea into China, were very active and rampant. The list included the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the Unification Church, the Church of God Jesus Witnesses, Sungark Church, Manmin Central Church, the Christian Gospel Mission (Providence), Mark's Upper Room Church (Drakbang) and Good News Mission.
“Those heresies and cults trample on family relations and ruin families; they kill lives in violation of human rights; they gain property by cheating or capturing by force.” The article continued that those sects endangered society, state power, social security and undermined the reputation of Christianity.
The “Berea Church” grew rapidly throughout China until 2019.
On October 12, the Bureau of Civil Affairs of Fuxin Mongol Autonomous County, Liaoning released a notice that Fuxin Rock Berea Church had been shut down on Oct. 2 on the basis of relevant regulations. Harbin Bureau of Civil Affairs, Heilongjiang, issued a similar announcement on October 11. The local governments in Fujian, Shandong, and Zhejiang have banned the “Berea Church” as well.
过去3年多来，各地发出取缔“庇哩亚”教会的通知，该教会背景是韩基总列出的异端之一，遇到类似待遇的还有其他多个韩国背景的异端。
10月，再有多地取缔“庇哩亚教会”。自2019年来，中国各地基层政府发出取缔当地名称中有“庇哩亚教会”的组织，称其系韩国圣乐教会（성락교회 SUNGRAK CHURCH）在在中国各地的子教会。
该教会曾在2014年左右韩国基督教总联合会发布的异端名录上被列出来。中国基督教两会2020年3月在中国基督教网刊发文章《捍卫真道 抵制异端 反对邪教》中曾在异端邪教中列出该教派，写到” 近年来，来自海外的异端邪教，尤其是韩国渗透进入国内的异端邪教，活动频繁，十分猖獗，如新天地教会（新天地基督教证据帐幕圣殿）、统一教、安商洪神的教会（安商洪证人会、母亲上帝教会）、圣乐教会（庇哩亚教会）、万民中央教会、基督教福音宣教会（摄理教）、马可楼、好消息宣教会，等等。这些异端邪教泯灭亲情，破坏家庭；残害生命，侵犯人权；巧取豪夺，骗敛钱财；秘密串联，非法结社；煽动闹事，危害社会；侵蚀政权，践踏法律；破坏社会安定和谐，败坏基督教的声誉。”
在2019之前，该教会在各地发展迅速。有百度贴吧博主曾关注到这一教派认为其教义不符合基督教正统。其中提到它在中国国内的情况：“韩国异端：庇哩亚运动在中国 中国三自两会接纳韩国异端庇哩亚运动，并且互访来往密切。彼此之间成为 连结教会。这为韩国异端庇哩亚在中国开了方便之门。到处在建立庇哩亚教会。 北京生命粮路得：是金箕东庇哩亚海外支院北京生命粮支院 沈阳庇哩亚教会 长春喜乐基督教会 深圳庇哩亚高等神学院（海外支援）届第一期面授班”。
一些取缔声明列表：
20221012 阜蒙县民政局关于取缔非法社会组织阜新磐石庇哩亚教会的公告
阜新磐石庇哩亚教会系韩国圣乐教会（二十一世纪宣教圣乐教会）子教会，未经登记，擅自以社会团体名义进行活动，违反了《社会团体登记管理条例》规定，为切实维护人民群众合法权益，保障国家安全和社会稳定，促进社会组织规范健康有序发展，依据《社会团体登记管理条例》、《取缔非法民间组织暂行办法》，已于2022年10月2日依法对其予以取缔。提醒社会公众参与有关活动时，注意核实该社会组织的合法身份，以免上当受骗（全国及我省合法登记的社会组织信息可在中国社会组织公共服务平台：http://chinanpo.mca.gov.cn“全国社会组织信用信息公示平台”中查询）。同时，欢迎有关单位和个人积极提供非法社会组织活动线索（社会组织名称、参与者、参加人、活动时间、活动地点、网站、电话等）。 举报电话：0418-6360770 举报邮箱：fmxmzj@163.com 来信举报：阜蒙县南环西引路58号政务服务中心民政窗口 邮编：123100 特此公告。 阜蒙县民政局 2022年10月12日
20221011 哈尔滨市民政局关于“庇哩亚教会”“耶和华见证人”非法社会组织的取缔公告经调查，“庇哩亚教会”“耶和华见证人”未经登记，擅自以社会团体名义进行活动，属非法社会组织。依据《社会团体登记管理条例》第三十二条和《取缔非法民间组织暂行办法》第二条、第九条的规定，本机关决定对“庇哩亚教会”“耶和华见证人”予以取缔。 特此公告。
哈尔滨市民政局 2022年10月11日
20220926 莆田市民政局关于依法取缔“庇哩亚”教会的公告 经查，“庇哩亚”教会未经登记，擅自以社会团体名义进行活动，违反了《社会团体登记管理条例》第三十二条和《取缔非法民间组织暂行办法》第二条规定。 依据《取缔民间非法社会组织暂行办法》第二条、第九条规定，依法对“庇哩亚”教会予以取缔。 特此公告。 莆田市民政局 2022年9月26日
2020317 菏泽市定陶区取缔“庇哩亚基督教会”的公告
取缔公告 菏泽市定陶区黄店镇付楼行政村五村96号“庇哩亚基督教会”未经登记，擅自以社会团体名义开展活动，依据国务院《社会团体登记管理条例》第三十二条和民政部《取缔非法民间组织暂行办法》第九条之规定，本机关已于2022年3月17日对其予以取缔。 特此公告。 菏泽市定陶区民政局 2022 年3月17日
20190731浙江省新昌县民政局发布《关于依法取缔“圣乐教会”的公告》，
2019年7月31日，浙江省新昌县民政局发布《关于依法取缔“圣乐教会”的公告》，依法取缔“圣乐教会”。
公告称，经查，“圣乐教会”未经登记，擅自以社会团体名义进行活动，属于非法民间组织。依据《社会团体登记管理条例》第三十二条和《取缔非法民间组织暂行办法》第二条、第九条的规定，本机关决定对“圣乐教会”及其设立的相关机构予以取缔
与此通知，近年来面临类似遭遇的还有多个被韩基总认定的异端，包括“万民中央教会” “耶稣复临安息日会”，“好消息教会”，“新天地教会”“安商洪教会”，“耶和华见证人”，“上帝的教会”等各地分教会等。
各地发出取缔“庇哩亚”教会的通知
During the past three years, local authorities in China have banned the heretical Korean “Berea Church”. The “Berea Church”, originally from the Berea Movement launched by South Korea’s Sungark Church, was listed as a heresy by the Christian Council of Korea (CCK) around 2014. In October 2022, its chapels were demolished in different parts of China.
Since 2019, local governments have reported that organizations using the name “Berea Church” were shut down, adding that they were branches of Sungark Church in South Korea.
China Christian Council & the National Committee of Three-Self Patriotic Movement (CCC&TSPM) mentioned the sect in an article entitled: “Defending the Truth to Resist Heresies and Cults”. It wrote that overseas heresies and cults, particularly those “infiltrated” from South Korea into China, were very active and rampant. The list included the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the Unification Church, the Church of God Jesus Witnesses, Sungark Church, Manmin Central Church, the Christian Gospel Mission (Providence), Mark's Upper Room Church (Drakbang) and Good News Mission.
“Those heresies and cults trample on family relations and ruin families; they kill lives in violation of human rights; they gain property by cheating or capturing by force.” The article continued that those sects endangered society, state power, social security and undermined the reputation of Christianity.
The “Berea Church” grew rapidly throughout China until 2019.
On October 12, the Bureau of Civil Affairs of Fuxin Mongol Autonomous County, Liaoning released a notice that Fuxin Rock Berea Church had been shut down on Oct. 2 on the basis of relevant regulations. Harbin Bureau of Civil Affairs, Heilongjiang, issued a similar announcement on October 11. The local governments in Fujian, Shandong, and Zhejiang have banned the “Berea Church” as well.
China Bans Korean Heresy ‘Berea Church’
