Police in Inhil Regency Disband Church During Service

August 27, 2019 — 08/27/2019 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On August 25, the Inhil District Civil Service Police Unit stopped the worship activities at the GPdI (Indonesian Pentecostal Church) Efata Church in Sari...

Indonesian Muslim Scholar Calls the Cross “an Element of the Devil”

August 20, 2019 — 08/20/2019 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – A Muslim preacher in Indonesia, has sparked religious controversy since a video of him calling the Christian cross “an element of the devil” during...

Wall of Church in Central Java Torn Down by Unknown Neighbor

August 19, 2019 — 08/19/2019 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – The wall of Syaloom Church Bethel Indonesia (GBI) at Solo, Surakarta in central Java was found to have been torn down on Monday afternoon....

Interfaith College Group in Indonesia Seeks Permission to Fight Radicalism

August 17, 2019 — 08/17/2019 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – As radicalism continues to rise in Indonesia, an alliance of interfaith student groups at university level has called on the Indonesian government to issue...

Church in Bogor with Canceled Permit Might Reopen This Year

August 15, 2019 — 08/15/2019 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – A church in West Java whose permit was canceled by the government in 2011, can potentially be reopened as soon as later this year....

Local Residents Stop the Construction of Church in Central Java

August 11, 2019 — 08/11/2019 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – The construction project of an Indonesian Baptist Church in the Tlogosari Wetan area, Semarang, Central Java, was stopped by local residents. They argued that...

ICC Provides Rent Assistance for Former Islamic Extremist

July 30, 2019 —

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07/30/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Dadang* used to be a radical Muslim consumed with hatred and zeal. He fervently supported a caliphate...

Bantul Government Revokes, Cancels Protestant Church’s Permit

July 29, 2019 — 07/29/2019 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Following protests from local residents, the regent of Bantul H. Suharsono officially revoked and canceled the building permit (IMB) of a Pentecostal Christian Church...

Muslim Hard-liners Prevent Church in Jakarta from Holding Service

July 25, 2019 — 07/25/2019 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Despite having the required government permit, a protestant church in Jakarta has not been able to hold service, thanks to Muslim hard-liners’ protests and...

Indonesia To Set Up Counter Violent Extremism Strategy

July 24, 2019 — 07/24/2019 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – According to the head of Indonesia’s anti-terror chief, the country is setting up a national action plan to counter violent extremism, as the Islamic...

Indonesian Couple Behind Philippine Church Bombing

July 23, 2019 — 07/23/2019 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On Tuesday, Indonesian police announced that a married Indonesian couple was behind a suicide bombing of a Catholic church in the Philippines last January...

ICC Provides Baby Supplies for Persecuted Family

July 13, 2019 — 07/13/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – In 2017, Pastor Abraham was convicted of blasphemy and sentenced to four years in prison after attempting to share the Gospel with his taxi...

ICC Supports Young Bombing Survivor in Indonesia

July 7, 2019 — 07/07/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Alvaro is one of several young survivors of a 2016 church bombing in Indonesia. He sustained severe burns from the bombing, primarily on his...

Woman Charged with Blasphemy in Indonesia

July 3, 2019 — 07/03/2019 Indonesia (International Christian Concern)- A Catholic woman in Indonesia was charged with blasphemy despite reports she is mentally ill. After entering a mosque in Bogor still wearing shoes and...

The Old Has Gone, The New is Here

June 27, 2019 —

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06/27/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The red carpet was adorned with white petals. The rotunda ceiling showcased...

Indonesia’s Pancasila Principle Wanes, While Caliphate Gains Support

June 20, 2019 — 06/20/2019 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – According to Indonesian Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu, the official philosophical foundation of Indonesia promoting pluralism, is gradually losing support. As radical ideologies seeking to...