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  Violence and displacement erode Christian presence in northern Nigeria, report says

  Rising killings and abductions, prolonged displacement and continuing insecurity are eroding the Christian presence in parts of northern and north-central Nigeria, according to a research brief released by Open Doors on Thursday (Sept. 3).

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  More than 30 Christians slain in Plateau state, Nigeria

  Suspected Fulani herdsmen killed more than 30 Christians in one area of Plateau state, Nigeria in the past month, sources said.

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  Father in Uganda beaten by Muslim sons for accepting Christ

  A 52-year-old Christian in eastern Uganda was recovering from injuries after his Muslim sons attacked him for leaving Islam, sources said.

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  Global Methodist Church adopts Articles of Faith, elects first full-time bishops at Johannesburg conference

  The Global Methodist Church adopted a set of Articles of Faith and elected eight bishops to its first regular Assembly of Bishops during a General Conference that closed Saturday (Sept. 5) at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, the denomination said.

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  Kenya registers about 60 churches every month as Attorney General questions leadership structures

  Kenya is registering nearly 60 churches every month, Attorney General Dorcas Oduor has said, as she raised concerns over increasingly bitter disputes within some religious organizations, including leadership contests that she said can become violent.

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  Gafcon-led Global Anglican Communion to establish headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria

  Gafcon, the body governing the Anglican grouping that broke with Canterbury last year has decided to establish its headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria, according to a communique released Aug. 29 by the Most Rev. Laurent Mbanda, chairman of the Global Anglican Council.

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  US slams 'golden door' on world’s persecuted Christians, report says

  The U.S. government’s 2026 Fiscal Year ending on Sept. 30 likely will be the first in a quarter century in which no refugees enduring religious persecution are resettled in the United States, according to a report by two Christian aid agencies.

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