Church construction halted by extremists

Sagar Bansi, a Gospel for Asia missionary was arrested by the police after a group of seething anti–Christian elements complained about the construction of a church building in Uttar Pradesh.

GFA reported of angry radicals falsely accusing the church of illegal practices, convincing the police to stop the construction.

Sagar, who was in–charge of the construction in the absence of the church's pastor, Dulal Kavi, was later released by the police. However, GFA bemoans that the incident halted its ministry activities in the village.

"Two days later, Sagar believed that the threats of the radicals had subsided and that building could continue safely. Upon hearing that the project had begun again, police arrived and arrested Sagar, telling him that if they continued again the building would be demolished," reported GFA.

Furthermore, the extremists, who halted the church construction, even filed fabricated complaints against the church because of which the police suspended GFA's activities in the village.

Prayers were requested by Dulal and Sagar that the situation will return to normalcy and that the believers will remain strong in the midst of this opposition.