Christian migrants have been subjected to discrimination, harassment and violence from Muslim migrants with extremist views in various locations across Europe, it was reported in February.
The situation in the camp of Grande-Synthe in northern France, where Iranian converts have been targeted by migrants from Iraq, has raised great concerns among local churches, which are now supporting migrants by supplying them with food, clothing and, in some cases, even shelter.
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‘Between November and December, there was a group of Iranians who confessed their belonging to Christ and started to attend our church. Some were Orthodox, while others said they were Christians but were not truly converted. But we got to know them, and we felt they had a real spiritual thirst’, said Philippe Dugard, pastor of Église Evangélique du Littoral (EEDL), Saint-Pol-sur-Mer, which has spearheaded the relief effort in Grande-Synthe.
