Last Updated Nov 15th, 2019 at 10:39 am

The largest Protestant church in Algeria was shut down by military troops last week, a continuation of the country’s aggressive persecution of its Christian minority.

The Church of the Full Gospel, located in Tizi-Ouzou, was shuttered by troops from the country’s national guard on Tuesday. Members of the church were told that they had until Wednesday before the congregation would be shut down, but the government arrived a day early to close it.

Another congregation, the Source of Life Church in Makoud, was shut down on the same day.

? Algeria, a Muslim-majority country, ranks high on some lists for its persecution of Christians. Open Doors USA, a Christian persecution watchdog group, classifies its persecution level as “very high.”