Mob Attacks Church in Depok, Forcing Congregation to Shift to Online Worship

September 28, 2023 — 09/28/2023 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On the morning of Sept. 16, approximately 50 people arrived at the Maranatha Chapel, which serves as the prayer house or chapel for the...

Indonesia Minister of Religion Urges Voters to Choose Wisely in Upcoming Election

September 18, 2023 — 09/18/2023 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Indonesia Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas recently appealed to voters to make informed decisions in the upcoming Feb. 14, 2024 presidential election as...

Serving God While Raising Children with Special Needs

September 16, 2023 — 09/16/2023 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – I am Jusuf, and I reside in an Indonesian city with my wife and three children. Our first and third children have special needs,...

Knowing Jesus in Old Age

September 15, 2023 — 09/15/2023 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – I'm Juhari and I am 70 years old. Growing up and into adulthood, I was a Muslim, making a living by working for my...

Finding Christ in A Tsunami

September 14, 2023 — 09/14/2023 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – My name is Isla, and I am the eldest of six siblings, born and raised in a deeply Islamic city. Despite being a religious...

Padang Christians Face Intimidation and Disruption During Services

September 12, 2023 — 09/12/2023 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Members of the Indonesian Bethel Church (GBI) Solagracia in West Sumatra faced intimidation, threats, and disruption by community members while holding a prayer service...

Mob Damages Church Building in Indonesia

August 24, 2023 — 08//24/2023 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – The Pentecostal Missionary Church in Kabil Village, Indonesia, was recently destroyed by a radical mob that was protesting its construction in a majority-Muslim area....

Indonesian Church Repeatedly Denied Permit to Hold Worship Services

August 9, 2023 — 08/09/2023 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) - An Indonesian church in East Jakarta has gone viral on social media because of pressure to shut down from government authorities and the local...

Road to a Newly Constructed Church Blocked Off

August 2, 2023 — 08/02/2023 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – After finally finishing construction on their church building, the congregation of the Indonesian Pentecostal Church in Sungai Bahar, Muaro Jambi, suddenly faced a new...

Secretary Blinken Meets with Top Chinese Diplomat at ASEAN Ministerial

July 14, 2023 — 07/14/2023 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China's Wang Yi, the county's seniormost diplomat and former Foreign Minister, met on the sidelines of this...

ASEAN States Kick Off Ministerial Amid Worsening Conditions in Myanmar

July 11, 2023 — 07/11/2023 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – On Tuesday, the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) launched its 56th ministerial meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia. The regional bloc was founded in...

Indonesian Minister of Religion Announces Plan to Simplify Approval Process for Houses of Worship

July 6, 2023 — 07/06/2023 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) ––Indonesian Minister of Religion, Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, announced a plan to regulate established houses of worhsip. Quomas says the plan to build a house of...

Residents Attempt to Shut Down Worship Service in Viral YouTube Video

June 28, 2023 — 06/28/2023 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) ––Residents of Bekasi, Indonesia, attempted to disband a Christian worship service in their neighborhood. In a video circulating on social media, Pastor Ellyson explained that...

Influential Islamic Organization Protests Church Construction

June 21, 2023 — 6/21/2023 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) ––A letter protesting the construction of a church in Sumberejo Village, East Java, is currently circulating on social media. The Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) of Sumberejo...

Christian Church Barred from Worship in Rented Space in Indonesia

June 13, 2023 — 06/13/2023 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) —Roughly 100 Muslims protested at a local shopping mall to prevent Christians from using a room they had rented as a place of worship at the...

Church Leaders Advocate for Greater Crackdown on Human Trafficking at ASEAN Summit

May 10, 2023 — 05/10/2023 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Leaders from 11 Southeast Asian countries will meet for the 42nd ASEAN (The Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Summit from May 10-11 in Indonesia....