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“Muslim Residents Prohibit Indonesian Church from Worshiping,” International Christian Concern, July 24, 2024:

7/24/2024 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — Another church in Indonesia has faced pressure to stop its worship services. 

Residents living near the Tesalonika Church in Kampung Melayu Timur, Teluk Naga District, Tangerang, recently rioted and demanded that the church cease its worship activities. Footage of the rioters ridiculing the church for having to gather inside a home went viral on social media this week. 

One resident stated that the mob stopped the church’s worship because the service occurred in a majority-Muslim community. A representative of Tesalonika Church shared that the church had been gathering inside a home because their lease for their previous place of worship at the Puri Naga Indah complex had expired.

While churches in larger cities can generally worship openly, smaller churches in Indonesia’s villages are increasingly challenged, threatened, and attacked….