To identify the entire evangelical community with certain political movements or with media images from the United States is not only unfair, but deeply misguided.

The pastor of ‘Zeal Church’ explains the “very difficult” decision but underlines that nothing will halt “the mission of bringing God’s love to this region”. Critical media coverage only shows that free churches are once again “noticed, heard and seen” in society, says René Wagner.

Pastor Anatoly Kaluzhny recounts the destruction he found when he arrived at his church after receiving an early morning warning of a Russian attack. “I also saw God’s mercy: our worship centre and sanctuary, though significantly damaged, remained standing”.

No one was killed, and on Sunday, members of the church began clearing the rubble from the building. “Even a large fire cannot burn down what is built on the solid rock of faith,” say the church leaders in the town near Kharkiv, east of Ukraine.

The Evangelical Fellowship India expresses “anguish” over the attack in Manipur. “The killing of unarmed church leaders returning from Christian fellowship is deeply disturbing and tragic”.

The attack was carried out by gunmen during a worship service in the south-west of the country.

“This is a deliberate attack on people of faith, those who gathered peacefully to pray”, the embassy of Ukraine in the U.S. said in a public statement.

The incident took place at the end of the event, when the attendees were gathered in front of the Portuguese Parliament. Evangelicals, among the groups condemning violence and asking for peaceful disagreement.

The denial of burial rights is often accompanied by threats of violence, forced conversions and harassment.

Christian leaders partnering in the Middle East lament the conflict after the Israeli and US attacks on Iran. They call to seek reconciliation and pray for the protection of the most vulnerable.

Evangelicals from Chanal and Ixmiquilpan demand justice, but the authorities ignore them and remain passive in the face of aggression and abuse.

Although all the hostages were released, new attacks in Kwara, Katsina and Benue show that the escalation of violence in the world's deadliest country for Christians continues.

“We reject any misuse of Christian faith or church authority to legitimize violence, aggression, or domination”, says the European Evangelical Alliance in a new statement.

Places of worship in the southwestern German state suffered damage worth over a million euros. The figures are “stable overall”, says the government.

After the attack on the Magdeburg Christmas market last year, that killed 6 people, “the shock and grief drew many people to churches”, say evangelical leaders.

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Christian leaders in Nigeria believe herdsmen attacks are inspired by their desire to forcefully take over Christians’ lands and impose Islam.

The sentence from the Provincial Court of Madrid also includes a 16-year ban on working with minors, and an order to deport the man to his native Colombia. Evangelical Council condemns the abuse and emphasises 'zero tolerance' policy. 

The massacre, claimed by the terrorist group ADF, took place at a funeral. The terrorists burned around 30 houses and other Christian properties before leaving. The central African country has become a frequent target for jihadists.

Russian police in Eastern Ukraine raided a Baptist church in Sverdlovsk during Sunday service. They filmed those in attendance and photographed books.

A man was arrested after setting fire to a church in southern Spain. “Churches should be safe places to practice faith freely and with dignity”.

Officers evacuated 36 people. District officials issued a statement asserting that the church would not take legal action against the assailants.

Most of those killed were Christian farmers who stayed at a centre for displaced people that was set on fire. The attacks lasted for five days.

Thousands of people in Austria's second largest city mourn the deaths of seven students and three teachers at a secondary school, killed by an armed young man who later committed suicide.

The assault was the latest in a wave of violence reflecting a resurgence of jihadist attacks in Nigeria’s northeast by Boko Haram.