Hundreds of Muslim Residents Protest Church Construction

7/9/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — After members of the Batak Karo Protestant Church (GBKP) laid the first stone of their church building in Depok City, West Java, Indonesia, on July 5, hundreds of local Muslim residents protested the church’s construction. The residents shouted “Reject! Reject! Demolish!” during a demonstration near the construction site. Rudi Ardiansah, leader of the Community Empowerment Institute (LPM) in Kali Baru Village, stated that the opposition to t