Church Bombings Kill Three

10 November 2004

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At least three people are reported dead and forty injured after coordinated car bombs detonated outside two Iraqi churches. Around 6:30 p.m. on November 8, a car bomb exploded outside St. George's Catholic Church in southern Baghdad . Minutes later, another car bomb damaged St. Matthew's Church. There were no services at the churches at the time, and the casualties are reported to be residents of nearby houses. The attack is seen as a terrorist attack aimed at Iraq 's Christian community. Five churches were also attacked on October 16. There were no deaths in those attacks (click here for details).

Continue to pray for Christians in Iraq , as they face violence from militant groups in Iraq . Pray for the message of Christ's peace to spread throughout the country.

Release International, VOM's sister mission in the United Kingdom, has released a seven-minute video news report from Iraq, which is available in the video section of our multimedia website, https://www.vomcanada.com/.

For more information on persecution facing Christians in Iraq , click here.

Iraq

Current Ministry Projects
VOMC is partnering to teach and equip persecuted Christian women sewing skills so that they can provide a sustainable source of income for their families and give them the opportunity to be witnesses for Christ through their new businesses. VOMC partners to provide biblical training on discipleship and the theology of persecution to Muslim Background Believers.

Project Funds: Women’s Ministry, Equipping the Saints, Underground Church
Country Information
Population
41,266,109 (2023 est.)

Ethnicity (%)
Arab (75-80), Kurdish (15-20), other (5)

Religion (%)
Islam (95-98), Christianity (1), other (1-4)

Leader
President Latif Rashid (2022)

Government type
Federal parliamentary republic

Legal system
Mixed legal system of civil and Islamic law

Source: CIA World Factbook
Pray for Iraq
Pray for the protection of the remaining believers in Iraq during this time of upheaval and danger. May many churches and Christian relief organizations seize the opportunity to provide greatly needed assistance and ministry to the numerous suffering people of this war-torn nation. As God’s work of healing, provision and restoration takes place, pray that a stable democratic government will be established.