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Iran Shutters Country’s Last Presbyterian Church

July 21, 2026 · 1 min read

For 150 years, St. Peter Evangelical Church has maintained a visible and vibrant presence in the Iranian capital of Tehran. Mansour Khajehpour—a former elder at St. Peter—said the Presbyterian church was known to everyone in the neighborhood, where he lived from 1991 to 1993. As a university student, Khajehpour lived in one of the church Read more...

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Thomas Moreau
It’s sad to see a church that has stood strong for 150 years close like this. Mansour Khajehpour talks about a place known to the entire neighborhood, it must have been a landmark for many. Do we know what happened to the buildings and archives?
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