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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 MoreauC’est triste de voir une église qui tenait bon depuis 150 ans fermer comme ça. Mansour Khajehpour parle d’un lieu connu de tout le quartier, ça devait être un repère pour beaucoup. Est-ce qu’on sait ce qui est arrivé aux bâtiments et aux archives ?
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