Pastor Sentenced to Prison in Indonesia August 21, 2026 — The arrest and detention of Pastor Dedi Saputra in February 2026 have continued to spark prolonged public debate in Indonesia. Saputra is an Aceh native who converted to Christianity and...
Muslim Mob Shuts Down Worship Service in IndonesiaJuly 21, 2026 — During a worship service on Sunday, July 19, at Christ the Answer Tabernacle Pentecostal Church (GPT) in Medan City in Indonesia’s North Sumatra Province, an angry mob of Muslims forced...
An Indonesian Church’s 8-Year-Struggle to Build a BuildingJuly 20, 2026 — Members of the Beth-El Tabernacle Church of Christ Alpha Omega Congregation (GBT KAO) in Semarang Regency, Central Java, Indonesia, have claimed that various parties obstructed their efforts to build a...
Muslims Reject Christian Prayer House in Indonesia June 30, 2026 — On June 24, a group of Muslims attacked a prayer house in the Hegarmanah Indah Housing Complex in West Java, Indonesia, demanding that it be closed. The violent mob...
Residents Protest Planned Church Construction in Central JavaJune 16, 2026 — Muslims living near the proposed site of the Javanese Christian Church (GKJ) in Banyuanyar Village, Solo City, Central Java, Indonesia, protested its construction on June 11, citing the church’s lack...
Islamic Extremists Disrupt Church Services in IndonesiaJune 2, 2026 — A worship service at the Misi Sejahtera Church (GMS) in the Glugo area of Panggungharjo Village in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, was interrupted by Islamic extremists on Sunday morning, May 24. About...
Bomb Explodes in Churchyard Following Worship Service May 19, 2026 — Around 12:15 p.m. on Sunday, May 17, an explosion shattered the silence following Mass at St. Paulus Nabuni Mbamogo Station Church, Saint Michael Bilogai Parish, in Sugapa, Intan Jaya, Indonesia. ...
Church Construction Rejected for 22 Years May 15, 2026 — The construction process for the Indonesian Pentecostal Church (GPI) in Tanjung Senang Village, Bandar Lampung, Indonesia, has once again reached a deadlock. The conflict, which has been ongoing since 2004, has become even more complicated after...
Local Pressure Prevents Church Construction in IndonesiaMay 4, 2026 — The controversy surrounding the construction of the Toraja Church house of worship in the Sungai Keledang area of Samarinda Seberang District, in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, remains unresolved. All administrative and...
Former Indonesian VP Called Out for False Statement on ChristianityApril 17, 2026 — The Central Executive Board of the Indonesian Christian Youth Movement (DPP GAMKI) and several other organizations reported former Indonesian Vice President Muhammad Jusuf Kalla to the Jakarta Metropolitan Police on...
Indonesia Church Forced to Close After Good Friday CelebrationApril 5, 2026 — Authorities closed the Thessalonika Christian Ecumenical Fellowship Church in Teluknaga, Indonesia, after services on Friday over a “building permit issue,” forcing the congregation to worship elsewhere on Easter. The Tangerang...
Locals Protest Church’s Renovation in IndonesiaMarch 5, 2026 — About 70 residents visited the HKBP Kulim Jaya Church in Riau, Indonesia, on Feb. 25 to demand a stop to its renovations. Twenty locals entered the church and requested permits,...
Aceh Pastor Arrested for ‘Insulting Islam’March 4, 2026 — An Acehnese pastor, Dedi Saputra, has been detained by investigators with the Aceh Regional Police. The arrest was made after Saputra allegedly shared content on social media that authorities stated...
Radical Islamic Organizations Reject Christian Revival ServicesJanuary 28, 2026 — The Christian New Year celebration on Jan. 6 in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, was rejected and disrupted by the radical organization PASS (Defenders of Ahlus Sunnah). The organization protested the...
Indonesian Pastor Banned from Celebrating ChristmasJanuary 20, 2026 — On the evening of Dec. 24, 2025, roughly 70 members of the GMII Church Bethlehem Jonggol congregation in Sukasirna Village, Bogor, Indonesia, were banned from celebrating Christmas. Christmas services scheduled...
Islamic Group in Indonesia Rejects Construction of Church BuildingDecember 23, 2025 — A church in East Java, Indonesia, the Protestant Church in Western Indonesia (GPIB) Benowo, has again experienced discrimination from a local Islamic group. In May 2024, residents of a housing...
