{"id":79710,"date":"2026-03-06T21:25:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T21:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=79710"},"modified":"2026-03-06T21:25:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T21:25:43","slug":"locals-protest-churchs-renovation-in-indonesia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/locals-protest-churchs-renovation-in-indonesia\/","title":{"rendered":"Lokale bevolking protesteert tegen renovatie van kerk in Indonesi\u00eb"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>About 70 residents visited the HKBP Kulim Jaya Church in Riau, Indonesia, on Feb. 25 to demand a stop to its renovations. Twenty locals entered the church and requested permits, expressing concerns about the legality of the construction. Armien, the leader of Lubuk Batu Jaya District, confirmed the confrontation and said he would mediate between the church, the sub-district Interfaith Harmony Forum (FKUB), and residents to address the renovation dispute. Meanwhile, HKBP Church Pastor Faber Manurung noted that the sub-district\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? 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Meanwhile, HKBP Church Pastor Faber Manurung noted that the sub-district\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-79710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":71470,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/muslims-protest-church-construction-in-indonesia\/","url_meta":{"origin":79710,"position":0},"title":"Muslims Protest Church Construction in Indonesia","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"juli 30, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Muslim Community Development and Empowerment Agency (BP2UI) in\u00a0Gunung\u00a0Putri,\u00a0Bogor Regency, West Java, Indonesia,\u00a0protested\u00a0the construction of the St. Vincentius A. 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