“Sad day” in Algeria as officials seal buildings of country’s largest churches
Tizi-Ouzou, AlgeriaMorning Star News Authorities in Algeria on Wednesday closed the Tafath (Light) church building in Tizi-Ouzou, a day after sealing shut the country’s largest church despite resistance, sources said. A third church in northern Algeria – the Source of Light church in Makouda – was also closed on Tuesday. Sealing of Tafath church in Tizi-Ouzou, […]
Peaceful sit-in provokes order to close Algerian church – Christian leader
Tizi-Ouzou, AlgeriaMorning Star News Christian protest of Algeria’s church closures resulted in an order on Sunday to seal the church building of the head of the umbrella group of Protestant churches, the leader said. Salah Chalah, head of the Protestant Church of Algeria umbrella group (l’Église Protestante d’Algérie, or EPA), said the order he received […]
Church-run nursery ordered to close in Algeria
World Watch Monitor Authorities in Algeria’s north-eastern city of Tizi-Ouzou, in the Kabylie region, have closed down a day-care centre for Christian children. The Early Childhood Home was established more than 10 years ago by Église Protestante du Plein Évangile (The Full Gospel Protestant Church), also known by its French acronym EPPETO. EPPETO is the […]