AL QADARIF, Sudan — On top of recent government demolitions of church buildings, suspected Muslim extremists in Sudan’s eastern city of Al Qadarif set fire to one used by a 500-member congregation in October, sources said.
Leaders from the Lutheran Church of Sudan said they suspect a radical Muslim set the blaze that charred their building the night of Oct. 16 following a prayer meeting. The meeting was a part of a week-long, door-to-door evangelization the church carries out annually, and church leaders said the outreach may have upset area Muslims.
The church building and a guest house attached to it were gutted, rendering them unusable, they said.
Calling for prayer around the world they wrote that there is no freedom of religion in Sudan.
“We will continue to serve our Lord strongly in Sudan,” their letter reads. “We will never give up on any condition. Nothing will force us to stop worshipping the Almighty Lord Jesus Christ.”
Church members are gathering funds to rebuild.
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