Fahan Presbyterian Church

Jesus is Lord - Romans 10: 9

Belarus

Leader: President Alexander Lukashenko
Population: 9.6 million (6.7 million Christians)
Main Religion: Christianity (Orthodox)
Government: Republic (dictatorship)
World Watch Rank: 42

Although the constitution provides for the equality of religions and denominations, the Orthodox Church is the only officially recognised denomination, and a religion law introduced in 2002 makes unregistered religious activity a criminal offence. All religious activity is monitored by the secret police. In March a pastor was twice fined more than a month's average wages for leading an unregistered church following a raid on his church's worship service. In July a pastor was fined three times in one day for sharing his faith in a local village.

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