In response to the attack in India, the church has decided to temporarily suspend all in-person worship services for the safety of its congregation.

HYDERABAD, India: A group of people who attend a house church in northern India are presently unable to come together for religious worship as a result of a violent attack on July 14 by a mob of roughly 150 Hindu extremists. During a worship session in the Nawada area of Uttarakhand state’s Dehradun District, 15…

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Attacks by Hindu extremists forced the suspension of church services in India.

Hindu extremists attacked a church in a village in Madhya Pradesh state, India, resulting in the suspension of worship services since June 1. In Thuvadara village, Jabua District, a mob of around 20 villagers, comprising women and children, forcefully entered Pastor Madia Damor’s residence. They disrupted the ongoing worship service and violently attacked the group…

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A Christian woman was brutally murdered in India by relatives who used stones and axes.

Using an axe and stones, a villager in India who practiced a tribal religion brutally murdered his 32-year-old niece last week. The motive behind this gruesome act was the belief that she and her relatives lost their rights to ancestral farmland after embracing Christianity, according to sources. In Dantewada District, Chhattisgarh State, Bindu Sodi of…

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A Pastor’s Tale Illustrates the Difficulties Christian Leaders Face in India

New Delhi, India: Pastor Josemon Pathrose spent most of February in jail and finally reclaimed his confiscated vehicle after four months. The harassment and criminal charges he has faced at the hands of Hindu extremists are sadly common in India. Pastor Pathrose and another Christian were driving back to their base in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh…

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