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  • Churches Forced To Stop Farsi Worship In Tehran, Iran

    CHURCHES FORCED TO STOP FARSI WORSHIP IN TEHRAN, IRAN

    Christian Post
    http://www.christianpost.com/news/churches-forced-to-stop-farsi-worship-in-tehran-iran-69827/
    Feb 20 2012

    Ministry of Intelligence issues halt to services, which attracted
    converts.

    Iran's Ministry of Intelligence has ordered the last two officially
    registered churches holding Friday Farsi-language services in Tehran
    to discontinue them.

    Emmanuel Protestant Church and St. Peter's Evangelical Church were
    the last two official churches offering Farsi-language services on
    Fridays in Tehran, according to Middle East Concern (MEC). Officials
    issued the order on Feb. 10

    Authorities had ordered the Central Church of Tehran to close
    its Friday Farsi services in December 2009. The Central Church, an
    Assemblies of God (AOG) congregation, had conducted multiple services
    on Fridays.

    Friday services in Tehran attracted the city's converts to Christianity
    as well as Muslims interested in Christianity, as Friday is most
    Iranians' day off during the week. Authorities told the churches they
    can hold the services on Sunday, a working day when most Iranians
    are not able to attend.

    "This decision means that there are now no Farsi-language services
    on Fridays in any officially registered church in Tehran," an MEC
    report issued this week stated.

    Emmanuel and St. Peter's are Presbyterian churches, and, along with
    the Central Church, are among Tehran's few registered churches. They
    exist mainly to serve the Armenian and Assyrian communities. The three
    churches' Armenian- and Assyrian- language services are typically
    held on Sundays.

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