Churches in Northern Philippines Ask Military Not to Visit ThemAugust 16, 2019 — 08/16/2019 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – Pastors in the northern Philippines have told the military to stop paying visit to their churches because it has caused "fear and distress" among...
Philippines Receives Warnings of New IS-linked GroupAugust 12, 2019 — 08/12/2019 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – Philippine security officials have been placed on heightened alert following a report that a group allied to the Islamic State (IS) was targeting churches...
Malaysian Police Foil Terror Plot Against Churches, TemplesMay 15, 2019 — 05/15/2019 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – Malaysian authorities foiled a plot by the Islamic State (IS) to assassinate high profile Malaysians and attack Buddhist, Hindu temples, and Christian churches. The...
Indonesia Arrests 41 Terrorists Over Surabaya Church AttacksJune 1, 2018 — ICC Note: According to National Police Chief of Indonesia Tito Karnavian, Jakarta Security Forces have arrested 41 suspected terrorists after the suicide bombings in Surabaya and Sidoargo last May. Four others...
Communist Party Members Infiltrate Chinese Churches for DecadesMay 22, 2018 — ICC Note: UCA News published the first of three articles focusing on research carried out by Professor Ying Fuk-tsang about the Chinese Communist Party's efforts to infiltrate churches and church organizations...
Christians Mourn the loss of Surabaya Church AttacksMay 18, 2018 — ICC Note: Indonesian Christians came together on May 17 to mourn the lives vanished at Surabaya church attacks, after a family of six committed suicide bombing mission last Sunday. Funerals and...
Devastated Surabaya Churches Begin Recovery ProcessMay 17, 2018 — ICC Note: Two of the three churches attacked by suicide bombers in Surabaya have begun reconstruction work. They also vowed to help those who suffered loss and are still experiencing trauma....
Surabaya Christians Still Shocked After the Bombing AttacksMay 16, 2018 — ICC Note: Christians in Surabaya have not yet recovered from the shock and loss suffered following the suicide bombing attacks on three churches on May 13. Believers came out and shared...
Kenyan Police Storm Village and Destroy Churches and HousesApril 30, 2018 — ICC Note: Police in Central Kenya, stormed a village in search of criminals. During their search, the police burned down several homes, and destroyed two churches. Residents are also claiming...
Four Ghanian Churches Denied Use of Stadium For First Time After Years of UseFebruary 18, 2018 — ICC Note Four churches in Ghana have been denied the use of a stadium recently named for the countries first Muslim Vice President. These churches have been allowed to use...
Niger Churches Rebuilt Three Years After Incident, Christian Confidence NotJanuary 25, 2018 — ICC Note It has been three years since the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo incident on Paris, France. This incident led to riots and destruction in the West African nation...
Nigerian Pastor Calls on the Church to Unite not DivideNovember 23, 2017 — ICC Note A Former Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) President, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, has called on the Church in Nigeria to grow together, not divide over issues. He believes that...
US Under-Secretary of State Calls on Sudan to Stop Demolishing ChurchesNovember 19, 2017 — ICC Note On Friday November 11, the Deputy Under-Secretary of State called on the government in Khartoum to promote religious freedom and to stop the destruction of Churches and places...
Violence Against Christians is Rising in Southern MaliNovember 7, 2017 — ICC Note A priest in Mali, Fr. Edmond Dembelé, Secretary General of the Bishops' Conference of Mali, is claiming that Christian communities in Mali are increasingly targeted by extremist Islamists...
Church Has Been Fighting For Right to Build For over 8 YearsJuly 27, 2017 — ICC Note: The Pentecostal Assemblies of God Church in Zanzibar has been fighting for its right to build a building for over 8 years now. They bought the piece of...
Sudan Continues Human Right’s Violation Even After Sanction DelayJuly 20, 2017 — ICC Note: Sudan claims to be changing their ways in regard to human rights, but recent actions have proven otherwise. The Chairman of the Sudan’s Evangelical Community Council, Rafat Samir,...
