A Dutch Church Has Held Services Continuously Since October to Prevent a Family’s Deportation

A Netherlands church has resorted to unorthodox measures to prevent the deportation of an Armenian family: a marathon church service.

For over a month, the Bethel Church, located in The Hague, has held a continuous service to prevent Dutch authorities from entering the facility and deporting a family of Armenian refugees living there, the Washington Post reports. Dutch law forbids police from entering church premises while services are ongoing.

The "continuous celebration" began at 1:30 p.m.