"God Will Destroy the Structure Based on Cruelty"

The New Life Church had to urgently remove property from the building seized by the authorities.

On March 9, the New Life Church urgently collected and removed its property from the building at 72 Kavaleva Street. Believers were given only one day to take away everything that they had been creating in the church for 19 years, according to the church's website, tut.by writes.

- Unfortunately, we were given such conditions to take everything out very quickly. We collect our belongings - furniture, valuable wiring, and more. Today, about 60 people have come and are carrying out all the necessary work together,” said the administrator Vital Antonchykau.

Let us remind you that the conflict between the New Life church and the city authorities of Minsk, which has been going on for more than 15 years, flared up with renewed vigor at the beginning of this year. The bailiffs issued an injunction to the community, and on February 17, authorities cut the lock in the church, stopped the prayer that was going on inside, and asked everyone to leave the building, and took it under guard. Already on February 21, the Sunday service of the parishioners of the New Life Church was held on the street near a closed building.

The church was supported by the US Embassy in Belarus. Charge d'Affaires of the US Embassy in Belarus Jeffrey Jook on Thursday, March 4, met with representatives of the New Life Church and expressed concern over the authorities' decision.

- In the end, this system, which tortured the Belarusian people and touched the church, will disintegrate. God destroyed the USSR, He will destroy this system too. God will destroy any structure based on cruelty, without mercy, compassion, love - such a structure is worthless, so it will disappear. And God's people will be blessed, - said pastor Viachaslau Hancharenka.