Six religious communities of the Seventh-day Adventist Church were dissolved in Belarus in 2024–2025. This represents 8.2% of all registered congregations of the denomination as of early 2024, Christian Vision reports.
According to data from the Kartoteka database, four congregations ceased to exist in 2024 and another two in 2025. Information about the dissolution of the congregation in Miory is also confirmed by records from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs.
Three of the dissolved congregations were located in Vitsyebsk Region: in Miory, the village of Haradzinec in Lepel District, and the village of Amosenki in Rasony District. Two others operated in the villages of Novy Dvarets and Knubava in Pinsk District, Brest Region. The sixth congregation was located in Krasny Bierah, Zhlobin District, Homiel Region.
All six religious organizations were registered between 2002 and 2004.
According to official statistics, there were 73 registered Seventh-day Adventist congregations in Belarus at the beginning of 2024. The identified dissolutions therefore account for 8.2% of the total. If no other dissolutions or new registrations took place, the number of congregations has fallen to 67.
The reasons for the dissolution of the religious organizations and the authorities that made the relevant decisions have not been specified.
Christian Vision also reported known cases in which Adventist pastors were forced to leave Belarus because of persecution.
Seventh-day Adventism is a Protestant denomination that emerged in the United States in the 19th century. Its key beliefs include the expectation of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ and the observance of Saturday as a day of rest and worship.