Stories of the Religious Persecution of Christians

Featured Articles Christian Persecution Stories

The Christian persecution stories featured here reveal how, all around the world, believers are experiencing threats, violence and discrimination because of their faith in Jesus Christ. Many persecuted Christians have been driven away from their homes and displaced by mob violence. Meanwhile, others suffer in prison due to false blasphemy charges. Some have been subjected to terrorism, kidnappings, assault and martyrdom. The articles below detail individual accounts of persecution.

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Young Nigerian girl in Plateau State looking toward the camera, with community members visible in the background.

5 Ways to Pray for Jos North After the Anguwan Rukuba Attack

A burned-out church building in Bokos, Nigeria

A Pattern Too Consistent to Ignore in Nigeria

Handwritten names of Nigerian Christians who were kidnapped in Karmin Wali

Answered Prayer in Nigeria: 170+ Kidnapped Believers Freed – But Their Healing Has Only Begun

What the Persecuted Church Teaches Us: Ryan Miller on Faith, Renewal, and the Church in America

Ryan Miller smiles while handing a supply container to a seated woman at a displacement camp in Nigeria.

When Persecution Became Personal: Ryan Miller on Meeting the Church in Nigeria

How the Persecuted Church is Celebrating Christmas in Nigeria

How the Persecuted Church is Celebrating Christmas in Nigeria

a group of persecuted Nigerian Christian women

GCR CEO Calls for Prayer and Action as Global Attention Turns to Nigeria’s Crisis

Christians in Nigeria Face Rising Violence — Here’s How the Church Is Rebuilding

Helping the poor in action - Nigerian persecuted Christians receive water from a new clean well

Wellsprings of Hope: Magdalene’s First-Hand Account of Impact in Nigeria

Bill Maher Says Christians Are Being ‘Systematically Killed’ in Nigeria — He’s Right

Children at school inside IDP camp

Loving to the end of love: a glimpse of Christ’s legacy in Nigeria

Freedom’s first prayer