Why Churches Worship Illegally – In Paris
Allison J. Althoff of Christianity Today writes about the growth evangelicals in France. Althoff finds that many of the new evangelical churches in that country are having trouble finding legal worship spaces, forcing many communities to worship in unsafe buildings. This problem is often the result of a poor relationship with local authorities. “CNEF [French National Council of Evangelical Churches] which represents approximately 75 percent of France’s evangelicals,” states Althoff, “hopes to rectify the situation by promoting dialogue between churches and local authorities.”