AN Episcopal Church in Abbottabad, Pakistan, where dreaded Al Qaida leader Osama bin Laden was killed by US marines recently has urged parishioners to pray for Christians living in the town.
The St Luke’s Anglican Church that can accommodate 250 people during Sunday services is located in Abbottabad, according to an article posted by the Episcopal Diocese of Texas.
Headquartered in Houston, the diocese has maintained a relationship with the church in Pakistan, called the Peshawar Diocese.
According to the Houston diocese, Pakistan’s former bishop the Rt. Rev. Mano Rumalshah and current leader the Rt. Rev. Humphrey S. Peters visited Houston in February.
The Pakistani bishops met with local bishop the Rt. Rev. Andy Doyle and discussed ground realities in Pakistan.
Although Christianity is a minority religion in Pakistan, an estimated 100,000 Christians live in the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan, according to the diocese report.
