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Criminal case for evangelism against Pentecostal church dropped

COURT HEARING IN PERM AGAINST CHURCH BECAUSE OF VIDEO SHOWN TO CHILDREN ON EASTER

InVictory, 28 August 2020

 

On 28 August at 4:00 p.m. in Penza, a court hearing was held against the New Covenant Church (Eduard Grabovenko, pastor) because of a video recording shown on Easter, the Christian megaportal invictory.com reports.

 

In one of the lessons, the teacher, using a puppet, described for the children the sufferings of Jesus Christ, using a nail and a crown of thorns.

 

As reported on a Telegram channel "Christian speaks," the church denied all guilt, explaining the situation as the incompetence of the teacher.

 

TBN president Viktoria Nikitina-Shin wrote on her Facebook account: "Dear friends! Let's support one another in prayer. The whole church of God. Our prayers today are raised for the New Covenant Church and for Bishop E.A. Grabovenko. 'Pray with all prayer and supplication always in the spirit, and strive for this very thing with all constancy and prayer for all saints.' May the Lord reveal his love and eternal mercy."

 

Update: The court closed the case against the New Covenant Church in Perm, whose respondent was Bishop Eduard Grabovenko. There are still no details about what is the basis for closing the judicial process. (tr. by PDS, posted 29 August 2020)

 


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