” Algeria shuts 13 Protestant churches”
ICC Note
“Thirteen chapels, including 11 in Tizi Ouzou, one in Bejaia and one in Bouira have been closed on the orders of local officials,”
March 25, 2008 Algeria (WWRN)- Algeria has ordered the closure of 13 Protestant churches, the head of the denomination said Monday, amid anger over allegations that Evangelist Christians are trying to convert Muslims.
“Thirteen chapels, including 11 in Tizi Ouzou, one in Bejaia and one in Bouira have been closed on the orders of local officials,” said Krim, who is the leader of the Protestant Church in Algeria.
“No reason has been given for this decision,” he said, adding that he had made a formal request for explanation from the Algerian state’s representative in the Tizi Ouzou region.
The Protestant Church claims to have 50,000 followers, 10,000 of them active churchgoers, spread across 33 congregations.
