Cuban officials force the closure of an evangelical church
“They did not give us any option or alternative to negotiate. Rather, it was a resounding, arbitrary closure, and without any solution”, the pastors point out.
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Evangélico Digital · HOLGUÍN · 21 SEPTEMBER 2020 · 11:00 CET
Officials from the Ministry of Justice, Physical Planning, the provincial Communist Party and agents of the State Security in Cuba have been harassing an evangelical church in Holguín for three months, according to the journalist of the newspaper Diario de Cuba , Yaiset Rodríguez .
Between June and July 2020,
pastors Uberney Aguilar and Yalina Proenza received visits and official summons on at least six occasions , with the aim of threatening them and forcing them to permanently suspend their religious services.
About 60 people have gathered since February 15, 2017 in the Jehovah Shalom church, which "is duly recognised by our denomination and has all the books in order do its work correctly”, the pastors, accredited by the Assemblies of God in Cuba, say.
