Forced To Gather Discreetly in Algeria

Aug 6, 2026

Encourage Believers in Hiding
 
 
It’s difficult to imagine what it might be like to be a Christian in a country like Algeria, where almost every evangelical church has been shuttered in the last decade. 

Morning Star News reports: 

“Following Algeria’s closure of nearly all evangelical churches in waves of repression that began in 2017, Christians have been forced underground in what they describe as an internal exile, sources said. 

“Christians in the 99-percent Muslim country gather discreetly in homes, garages or under olive trees.”

A local church leader in this North African country describes how these church closures impact believers in practical, day-to-day ways:

“The situation is undeniably difficult because we are deprived of fellowship. But God’s work must not stop. We desperately lack Bibles and Christian books, as customs officials systematically confiscate them even when friends bring them from the West.”

What believers in Algeria lack you can provide today through Liberty Relief International!

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Thank you for putting the needs of persecuted Christians in perspective and giving generously today for their sake. I am grateful for you! 

In His service,

Mat Staver

 
 

 


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