FAISALABAD -- :City Police Officer (CPO) Azhar Akram visited Bishop
House Church Rail Bazaar, Holy Rosy Church Madina Town, Holy Rosy Catholic Church Batala Colony and Saint Peter Church Civil Lines here on Sunday and reviewed security arrangements there.
Speaking to the Star on Wednesday in Webuye town, Reverend Herman Kasili of Gospel Light
House Church said all money comes from the Lord.
Shamiram Issavi, Victor Bet-Tamraz, Amin Afshar-Naderi and Hadi Asgari were all accused of 'conducting evangelism' and 'illegal
house church activities' that Iranian authorities claimed were socially destabilizing the country.
Lawrence explained, "The Chinese government doesn't like the
house church because it's not necessarily subject to censorship.
THE funeral of St Helens legend Roy Haggerty will take place at 1pm on Monday, May 14 at Lowe
House Church, North Road, St Helens.
This model has been visible in the Diocese of Richmond, Virginia, for more than 25 years, where folks continue with their parish but find sustenance and challenge at the Catholic Worker's monthly
house church gatherings.
During our more than a quarter-century experience of
house churches in our region, we have between 10 to 40 people per
house church gathering weekly in warm homes and we look one another square in the eye as we proceed in our Berean way to carefully consider together, discuss and interpret everything that is taught from scripture.
Some Christian groups assert that hundreds of thousands of Iranians have converted clandestinely to Christianity under the Islamic Republic and are worshiping secretly in what is called the
house church movement.
In 2012, Iranian police arrested between 100 and 400 Christians and thrown them into prisons on charges of "creating illegal groups", "participating in a
house church service", "propagation against the Islamic regime" and "defaming Islamic holy figures through Christian evangelizing." In 2013, an Iranian convert from Islam to Christianity was sentenced to a decade in prison for proselytizing.
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