Kisha Protestante Ungjillore e Kosovës

 Attack on the church building of Messiah Evangelical Fellowship Prishtina

Sometime during midnight, between dates 23 and 24 March 2010, at least two persons, still unknown to the Police, have carried a vandal attack against our member church: Messiah Evangelical Church in Prishtinë.  The church is located at street Nazim Gafurri (on the way to Gërmi swimming pool) which is pastored by Femi Cakolli. The attack was carried against the church building, windows were broken, but no casualties. Also nothing has been reported to have been stolen from the inventory.

  “From desert into slavery”

 On the occasion of the Reformation Day and on the occasion of the 20^th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall, the Kosova Protestant Evangelical Church (“KPEC”) organised a public tribune on the topic: “From desert into slavery”.

The tribune was held on 7 November 2009 at Grand Hotel in Prishtina. The main speaker was Dr. Danut Manastireanu from Rumania. Mr. Danut is a theologian (holds a doctorate in Great Britain in the doctrine of the Anglican Church) and is a well known expert on Communism and post Communism.

 

Annual General Assembly Brought to a Closure  

The northern town of Mitroivca this year was the host of the KPEC Annual General Assembly. Like previous Assemblies, also this year this very important event for the institution of the KPEC and its members was of great interest and lasted two days.

This year too, KPEC members passed some very important decisions both for Institution and themselves.

 

Christmas Celebration Services are Organized all over Protestant Churches

Protestant Evangelical Churches of Kosova members of KPEC have celebrated the Christmas event with various activities throughout the country. Initially all of the month of December was filled with various preparatory activities for the marking of the Christmas event as one of the greatest celebrations of Christianity and indeed of all mankind. As in previous years, Protestant churches from all over the country have distributed to the children Christmas Gifts. Over 60.000 boxes have been given away by our believers throughout the country this year.

A successful accomplishment of the one week long project
LIFE FOR KOSOVA (06-12 April 2009) Gjakova

The western town of Gjakova was the focus of prayers and concentration of all human and material resources of KPEC and its member churches. For an entire week, volunteers from these churches responded to the call of their Pastors to give a hand of support to the Gjakova church and to the entire Gjakova community.
What is the project “Life for Kosova”? Find out more.... 

 

President Sejdiu extends best wishes to Protestant believers for Easter!

 On the occasion of the triumphant resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ from the dead, the Kosova Protestant Evangelical Church has received greeting wishes from various personalities of Kosova. The President of the Republic of Kosova Dr. Fatmir Sejdiu has sent best wishes to Protestant believers on the occasion of the Easter celebration. In his letter addressed to the KPEC Chairman Pastor Artur Krasniqi it says:

 

KPEC became an equal member of the [Updated] 

European Evangelical Alliance and World Evangelical Alliance

 “Kosova Protestant Evangelical Church” (KPEC) from this week on is an equal member of the European Evangelical Alliance (EEA) with its headquarters in Brussels. In the annual general assembly of EEA, April 21-24, 2009, held in Spain, with absolute majority of votes KPEC was accepted as part of the European Evangelical Community. [Updated Article].

 

Meeting the Speaker of the Kosova Parliament Mr Jakup Krasniqi

The speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Kosova Mr Jakup Krasniqi welcomed in a special meeting a high delegation of the Kosova Protestant Evangelical Church (KPEC). The delegation was made of Dr Gordon Showell-Rogers General Secretary of the European Evangelical Alliance with its seat in the Brussels as well as KPEC representatives headed by Pastor Artur Krasniqi Chairman.

 

UN Special Rapporteur On Freedom of Religion, or Belief Ms. Asma Jahangir, visits KPEC

As part of her several days trip to Kosova, the adviser to the General Secretary of the United Nations on religious issues as well as the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion, or Belief Mrs Jahangir paid a visit to the KPEC office. The UN delegation was welcomed by the KPEC Chairman Pastor Artur Krasniqi and other members of the KPEC Council of Ministers. Ms. Jahangir – an well known activist on issues of human rights in the world – was interested to know of the position and the treatments that is done to protestant believers by the Kosovar society; as well as abidance by the Law on Freedom of Religion in Kosova.

KPEC Hosts the Regional Prayer Summit in Gjakova 

A call from KPEC brought together in the building of the “Church of the Lord Jesus-Evangelical” in Gjakova over 200 believers from Kosova and its first neighbouring countries Macedonia and Albania, in a meeting which was rightfully called the Prayer Summit. Similar prayer meetings have previously been arranged in Macedonia and Albania, in which case the kosovar church had participated. This time it’s the kosovar believers that are the hosts of this important event.