The church administrator for the New Life Church in Minsk, Belarus faces additional charges of repeatedly organising "illegal" worship, says a May 19 report from Forum 18. The administrator, Vasily Yurevich, has previously faced fines of 3.2 million rubles ($1900 CDN or 150 times the minimum monthly wage in Belarus). On May 15, ten police officers came to the church service and demanded that Yurevich come to the police station the next day. He refused until he received a written summons, which was given to him on May 18.
The Minsk church also received its third warning on April 28 to cease meeting. According to Belarusian law, a church can be officially dissolved after two such warnings.
Pray for the church leaders as they deal with the implications of these latest developments. Pray for wisdom in dealing with the Belarusian authorities. Pray for the continued ministry of the New Life Church and other churches spreading the Gospel in Belarus.
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