World Christian Council for Peace warns of disappearance of Christian Presence in Syria in 20 years

DARAMSUQ — The World Christian Council for Peace (World CCP) issued a stark warning about the potential disappearance of the Christian community in Syria within the next two decades, as emigration continues to rise in the wake of the 2011 civil war.

According to World CCP research, Syria is losing approximately 125,000 Christians annually due to persistent violence and instability. This has reduced their proportion of the population to less than 3%, a sharp decline from pre-war levels.

The Council projected that by 2045, if current trends persist, Syria could be nearly devoid of Christians, with their proportion expected to fall to less than 0.5% of the population. These alarming forecasts are based on accurate data and underscore the severe impact of ongoing violence, massacres, looting, killings, and displacement, particularly since the escalation of hostilities in early March.

The World CCP emphasized the urgent need to halt what it termed the “bleeding of emigration” to prevent the erasure of Syria’s Christian heritage. It called on the international community to take immediate and decisive action to protect the remaining Christian population and to foster a safe environment that ensures the stability and coexistence of all ethnic and religious communities within Syrian society.