Faith Under Attack by Insecurity

Abandoned, looted or vandalized temples, changes to operating hours, mass abandonment of members... The impacts of the security situation on the functioning of places of worship are manifold.

Jonasson Odigène
Par Jonasson Odigène
06 Jun 2024 | Lecture : 6 min.

This Saturday, June 1st, fewer than a hundred members attended the weekly worship service of the Seventh-day Adventist Church Shekinah in Croix-des-Bouquets. They gather in the courtyard of a school, owned by a church member, under a tent, since the security situation forced them to leave their usual place of worship.

"Since February 2023, we had to abandon our premises in Duval due to the worsening security situation in the area," said one of the church leaders. Before their relocation, the Shekinah Adventist Church welc

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