Gang Attack On Haiti Church Leaves 47 Dead, Dozens Kidnapped

Gang Members Violently Murder Christians, Torch Church

At least 47 people and 22 others were injured Sunday night into Monday morning when gang members attacked a church providing shelter to displaced peoples right outside Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince. The mayor of Kenscoff, Massillon Jean, said the deadly assault began around 10:30 p.m. and described it as a “night of terror.” Jean blamed the Viv Ansanm gang coalition, one of the largest groups of violent gang members in Haiti. According to an …

Gang Attack On Haiti Church Leaves 47 Dead, Dozens Kidnapped

by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Worthy News) – At least 47 people were killed and more than 50 others were kidnapped after armed gangs stormed the hilltop community of Kenscoff, near Haiti’s capital, in one of the latest brutal attacks to shake the country’s collapsing security landscape. The assault, carried out during the night of August 23–24, targeted homes and a church compound where displace…

Christians Targeted in Haiti Massacre, at Least 47 People Killed, Church Burned

Violent gang members in Port-au-Prince have massacred nearly 50 people — many of whom were Christians — and burned down

Gangs massacre worshippers in Kenscoff church shelter | Anglican Ink © 2026

At least 47 people were killed and more than 50 abducted in an overnight gang raid on Kenscoff, a hill town above Port-au-Prince, the United Nations said this week. Twenty-two of the dead were executed after seeking shelter at the Ark of the New Covenant Church. Also known as the Church of the New Covenant Age, the Ark is an evangelical Pentecostal congregation founded in 1974 and led by Bishop Renelus Maxime. Fides, the Vatican’s missionary new…

Haiti after Kenscoff: Pledges and promises do not stop the killing

By Sir Ronald Sanders For generations, Kenscoff was where people from Port-au-Prince went to breathe. Its cool hills offered relief, and its farmers supplied the capital’s markets. Gang attacks reached the commune in January 2025, but it remained an important barrier between gang-controlled territory and Pétion-Ville. On the night of 23 August, the Viv Ansanm coalition launched its largest attack on the community so far. The United Nations says …