On September 10, 2026, a 25th anniversary 9/11 luncheon was held in Washington. Former U.S. Ambassador for Religious Freedom, Sam Brownback, and released Pastor Jin Ming attended to discuss the significance of 9/11 for religious freedom and human rights, as well as its impact on global security.
The Beihai Procuratorate in Guangxi has officially indicted Pastor Jin Mingri and eight other pastors and co-workers from the Xi'an church on charges of fraud and illegal business operations, marking a continued crackdown on religious faith groups by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Jin Mingri, a Beijing house church figure and founder of Zion Church, has been released after years of detention and flown to the United States by a chartered flight from Beijing.
Kim Myeong-il said that lawyer Li Guisheng met with him again on June 9 and promised that no matter the cost, he would not give up defending him.
Kim Myeong-il said that after the prosecutor's office began questioning him, he wrote a letter and announced a hunger strike lasting two days because lawyer Lee Gwi-saeng was unable to meet with him.
Pastor Jin Mingri (formerly a U.S. citizen) was arrested by the CCP in China last October (calculated as October 2025 based on the video release date), along with dozens of members of the Xi'an church. Pastor Jin had lived in the U.S. and later became a U.S. citizen, but chose to return to China to shepherd the church.