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Indian Christians Defiant Amid Death Threats and Raids

Indian Christians Defiant Amid Death Threats and Raids

Thursday, August 21, 2025
A mob of 200 Hindu nationalists stormed Bethel Prarthana Bhavan (Bethel Prayer Hall) in Maharashtra’s Malegaon town, with police and revenue authorities in tow, to disrupt the ongoing Sunday service on July 20. Shouted slogans decrying “Christian conversion” replaced the typical praise and worship, the church’s pastor, Simon Raut, told CT. Worshipers stood in disbelief Read more... The post Indian Christians Defiant Amid Death Threats and Raids appeared first on Christianity Today.