Vento Saudale, Bogor – A church community at the center of an ongoing dispute with the Bogor administration on Sunday was again forced to hold its services on the roadside because its building has remained sealed despite the Supreme Court having ruled it should be opened.

The service was held three days after a meeting between presidential staff members and the Indonesian Christian Church (GKI) Yasmin congregation was postponed until next week.

The central government previously stated that it was evaluating whether the Bogor authorities abused their power in repealing the church's building permit and sealing the site in direct violation of a Supreme Court order.

Phil Robertson, the Human Rights Watch Asia deputy director, who attended the prayer services on Sunday, said that his visit served an important purpose.

"We, HRW, truly believe this case demands the immediate attention of the government. No more time should be wasted," Robertson told reporters at the scene. "This case should have been closed with the unsealing of the church, as ordered out by the Supreme Court. The Bogor administration should obey the Supreme Court ruling."

The city administration has cited fears of violence as the reason for its refusal to abide by the ruling. It has offered the congregation an alternative building. "It is time for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to decide on this case," Robertson said.

Bona Sigalingging, spokesman for the GKI Yasmin congregation, told the Jakarta Globe they were insisting on getting access to the building through legal means.

"We are a test case. If we give up, this would set a precedent. Then other [hard-line] groups in other regions might do the same thing, knowing that, in the end, the churches will cave in," Bona explained.