Cuban authorities were forced to halt the demolition of an Assemblies of God church in the city of Santiago de Cuba at the end of October, following a spontaneous sit in at the church by around 500 people.
The demonstrators had first held an unauthorised march through the city and a peaceful demonstration at the local Cuban Communist Party offices to protest on going government confiscations and demolitions of church properties.
Cuba has strict laws on religion and churches must be registered in order to practice.
Church leaders in the city told anti-persecution charity Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) that the march was organised to show the government that people were unhappy with the it removing church property.
Pastor Fausto Polemo, the leader of the church, was told earlier in 2015 that his church was to be confiscated and he was prohibited from holding any more services.
A law gives the government these powers, Legal Decree 322 gives powers to the authorities to confiscate property at their discretion.
CSW claims that it has received reports from numerous denominations that the law has been used to target scores of churches, including historic properties, across the island.
CSW's Chief Executive Mervyn Thomas said: "We stand with the Assemblies of God denomination in Cuba and every other denomination that is fighting the illegal expropriation of their properties by the Cuban government.
"The courage of these Christians in Santiago, who despite the risks dared to march in solidarity in support of religious freedom and then put their bodies between Pastor Polemo's church and the demolition equipment, is to be commended.
"We now call on the international community to stand in solidarity with them as well and to press the Cuban government to repeal Legal Decree 322 and to cease its attacks on churches across the country."
