Indonesian Church Resumes Worship Following Complaints from Local Muslims October 20, 2025 — A few months ago, the church led by Pastor “Matias” in South Kalimantan, Indonesia, was shut down after 16 years of operation due to complaints from local Muslims. The...
Updated Blasphemy Regulations Set to Take Effect in Indonesia September 25, 2025 — Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — A new penal code, applicable to both Indonesian nationals and foreigners, will take effect in January 2026. Part of this new code consists of updated...
Muslims Stop Construction of Holyland Prayer HillSeptember 23, 2025 — Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — Several Muslims have opposed the construction of a Prayer Hill in Gondangrejo Village, Karanganyar, Central Java, Indonesia. The Prayer Hill, also known as Holyland,...
Muslims Prevent Christians from Worshiping for Second Week in IndonesiaSeptember 22, 2025 — Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — About 20 Muslims again prevented the congregation of the Indonesian Bethel Church (GBI) in Gerendeng Pulo, Karawaci District, Tangerang City, Indonesia, from holding a Sunday...
Indonesian Church Struggles to Find Temporary Home After 5 Years of Fighting for PermitsSeptember 18, 2025 — Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — For five years, Pastor Jafar Silasko and his congregation have been fighting for a permit for the Indonesian Gospel Tabernacle Church (GKII) Rhema Sandubaya in...
Persecution of Christians in Indonesia Varies by ProvinceAugust 30, 2025 — 8/30/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — According to persecution rankings, Indonesia has improved significantly over the last three years. As of 2025, it no longer even appears on the World...
Authorities Close Christian Prayer House in Indonesia, Evict EvangelistAugust 19, 2025 — 8/19/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — On Aug. 2, local authorities in Purbayani Village, Caringin District, Garut Regency, Indonesia, permanently closed the Immanuel Prayer House, a part of Bethel Tabernacle...
Indonesian Church Forced to Halt ConstructionAugust 8, 2025 — 8/8/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — The congregation of the GKJW church in Mojoroto, Kediri City, East Java, Indonesia, is facing a deadlock in its church construction efforts after the...
4 of 5 Most Populous Countries Persecute ChristiansAugust 8, 2025 — 8/8/2025 Asia (International Christian Concern) — Four of the five most populous countries in the world share a disturbing reality: Christians are systematically and harshly persecuted within their borders. China...
Several Men Attack Prayer House in IndonesiaJuly 28, 2025 — 7/28/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — A group of Muslim men forcibly disrupted worship and religious education activities at a prayer house belonging to the Indonesian Faithful Christian Church’s (GKSI)...
Community Rejects Church Construction in Kapur Village July 23, 2025 — 7/23/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — Another case of intolerance toward Christians has emerged in Indonesia, this time in West Kalimantan Province. A group of residents circulated a letter rejecting...
Elderly Christian Released from Prison in Indonesia July 17, 2025 — Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — After serving more than four years behind bars, an elderly Christian man has been released from prison in Indonesia. International Christian Concern (ICC) field staff...
Imam Orders Church to Stop Worship After 10 Years July 10, 2025 — 7/10/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — After pastoring his church in South Kalimantan, Indonesia, for more than a decade, Pastor “Matias” was recently ordered to stop leading worship services. The...
Hundreds of Muslim Residents Protest Church ConstructionJuly 9, 2025 — 7/9/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — After members of the Batak Karo Protestant Church (GBKP) laid the first stone of their church building in Depok City, West Java, Indonesia, on...
Local Muslims Disrupt Christian Student Retreat, Damage PropertyJuly 1, 2025 — 7/1/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — On June 27, a mob of 200 Muslim residents from Tangkil Village in Cidahu District, Sukabumi Regency, West Java, Indonesia, gathered at a halfway...
2 Church Construction Workers Killed in Indonesia June 20, 2025 — 6/20/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — Two church construction workers were recently shot and killed as they worked on a church building in Indonesia. The victims, Rahmat Hidayat, 45, and...
