The Church grew to be very strong in North Africa in the first six centuries after Christ, producing such famous figures as Augustine, Cyprian and Tertullian. Sadly after the Arab-Muslim invasions the Church was eliminated and disappeared for over a thousand years.

Algerian believers worshipping together.

However there has been a great work of the Holy Spirit over the last 25 years and once again many thousands of Christians are to be found among Algeria’s 31 million population. A small but growing percentage of the population, they bear witness to the Gospel in a land that has gone through many horrors and difficulties in recent years. The young churches need support for a variety of needs; places to meet, equipment, Scriptures and income-generation projects.

Since independence from France in 1962 Algeria has been a secular state with 99% of its population being Sunni Muslim.