The oldest church in Scotland is closed down due to budget cuts
900 year-old Birnie Kirk held its last service on Sunday the 19th of November
Russia closes churches in occupied regions of Ukraine
Russian forces continue to close churches in the conquered regions that belonged to Ukraine
Officials remove seal from church in East Jakarta
The Christian congregation was overjoyed when officials removed the seal from the door of their church building
Algeria keeps on enforcing church closures
The current government refuses to acknowledge their existence.
Police confiscate the property of a house church in China
The crackdown against house churches could be a “gift” to the upcoming 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party.
Turkey’s abuse of historic churches continues
Turkey’s history is riddled with examples of converting churches into mosques or transforming them into tourism sites.
Algeria maintains church closures
Algeria’s administrative court has rejected a request from the Spring of Life Church in Makouda to cancel the closure order.