A Christian pastor and father of U.S. citizens along with dozens of church staff and members have been arrested in China amid a crackdown , his daughter and the church say.

Ezra Jin, founder and pastor of Zion Church, a large "underground house church" with congregations across China, was arrested Friday while at his home Beihai in the country's Guangxi region, his daughter Grace Jin Drexel told NPR.

"It's been extremely shocking and … very scary for our family," Jin Drexel said. "But we also have faith in the Lord and we know that he [Ezra Jin] is doing God's work."

More than 30 pastors and church staff were arrested or became unreachable by family starting on Thursday, said Sean Long, a pastor and spokesperson for Zion Church. Some of them are facing criminal charges, he said, inclu

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