Christians given land in northern Iraq for church and other facilities.
Country: IRAQ, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
Christians in the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan have been given two acres of land worth $2 million to build a multi-purpose centre that will include a church, seminary, medical clinic and school.
The Grace Baptist Cultural Centre will be built in the town of Simele, with the first phase of the facility scheduled to be completed next year.
The land was granted by the governor of the regional government in Dohuk. Deputy Governor Gurgis Shlaymun, an Assyrian Christian, attended a ceremony to mark the occasion at the end of last month. He pledged his support for the project and spoke openly about the spiritual dimension of the centre.
Source: BarnabasFund.
The land was granted by the governor of the regional government in Dohuk. Deputy Governor Gurgis Shlaymun, an Assyrian Christian, attended a ceremony to mark the occasion at the end of last month. He pledged his support for the project and spoke openly about the spiritual dimension of the centre.
Source: BarnabasFund.
