Chinese neo-charismatic house churches

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Chinese neo-charismatic house churches are Chinese house churches within the Renewal, which are neither pentecostal nor see themselves as charismatic. These house churches have millions of members overall. These fellowships are not registered officially and are seen as illegal entities and often are persecuted heavily. For this reason some meetings take place underground, coining the term "underground church". These Christians have been persecuted throughout for a long time and there remains some official harassment in the form of arrests and interrogations of Chinese Christians. At the same time, there has been increasing tolerance of house churches since the late 1970s.