Security agents in Sudan padlocked a 500member church building on August 24, said Christian sources, who fear the government may try to sell it.
In the latest incident in a nearly two-year wave of church demolitions, closures and confiscations, Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) forcibly closed the Sudan Pentecostal Church’s (SPC’s) building in Khartoum, which houses the Khartoum Christian Center (KCC).
‘The church is concerned that the building might be sold by the government, which would mean that more than 500 worshippers would have no place for worship’, said a source who requested anonymity.
Since the locking of the church building, pastors have received threatening messages from NISS agents that they risk being arrested, another source said. ‘The government has made it clear that no member or church leader is allowed to worship at the SPC building until further notification. Any violation of this directive will lead to arrest.’
‘As we firstly rely on our Lord’s grace and protection that his name will be glorified through this tribulation the SPC is passing through, we also urge you to send this message to wherever you see it’s convenient for help’, the source said.
