Source: Morning Star News
After seven years of harassment and attacks by hardline Muslims, the congregation of a Palestinian church was finally forced out of their building in the Shofat area of East Jerusalem in July. Their landlord was pressured by the Muslims to no longer allow the Christians to worship at the site. The congregation is now looking for a safer and more permanent place to meet. The church's pastor, Steven Khoury, expressed the difficulty he had when handing over the keys of the building: "It was very emotional because a lot of our people really started to grow there. Most of the growth happened in Shofat because of the persecution."
