{"id":72686,"date":"2026-02-04T09:05:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T09:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=72686"},"modified":"2026-02-04T09:05:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T09:05:33","slug":"islamic-group-in-indonesia-rejects-construction-of-church-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/islamic-group-in-indonesia-rejects-construction-of-church-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Islamitische groep in Indonesi\u00eb verwerpt bouw van kerkgebouw"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>A church in East Java, Indonesia, the Protestant Church in Western Indonesia (GPIB) Benowo, has again experienced discrimination from a local Islamic group. In May 2024, residents of a housing complex in Cerme, Gresik, broke up a GPIB service. Earlier this month, banners were posted, rejecting the construction of a building in the Dreaming Land Benowo housing complex in Surabaya. The banners are from Muslim individuals claiming to be the local neighborhood association. The white banners intimidate GPIB Benowo, urging\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A church in East Java, Indonesia, the Protestant Church in Western Indonesia (GPIB) Benowo, has again experienced discrimination from a local Islamic group. In May 2024, residents of a housing complex in Cerme, Gresik, broke up a GPIB service. Earlier this month, banners were posted, rejecting the construction of a building in the Dreaming Land Benowo housing complex in Surabaya. The banners are from Muslim individuals claiming to be the local neighborhood association. The white banners intimidate GPIB Benowo, urging\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":67980,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-72686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":72681,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/muslims-again-prevent-christians-from-attending-church-service\/","url_meta":{"origin":72686,"position":0},"title":"Muslims Again Prevent Christians from Attending Church Service","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"februari 6, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"On Sunday, Dec. 14, Muslims\u00a0from several Islamic groups\u00a0formed a line, preventing Christians from attending a worship service in the Grand\u00a0Cikarang\u00a0Village housing complex,\u00a0located\u00a0in Bekasi Regency, West Java, Indonesia.\u00a0 This is the\u00a0third time Muslims have\u00a0prevented\u00a0Christians from worshipping at\u00a0the\u00a0HKBP\u00a0Prayer House. 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