01/20/2026
I know that there are still a lot of investigations to come, but I wanted to let the people of our church know that we condemn the disruption of worship at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, this past Sunday.
I wouldn’t like if a lawless mob burst into our church and started terrorizing our church family, and I don’t think you would either! But that’s exactly what happened in Minneapolis at Cities Church on Sunday. Communists do this sort of thing in China, and extremists do it in Nigeria. Now it has come to Minneapolis. Attacking Christians is the new norm among secularists.
A group of anti-ICE activists entered the church sanctuary during a worship service, loudly interrupting singing and preaching and confronting congregants — an action that many Christian leaders say may violate the federal FACE Act, which protects the free exercise of religious worship.
Every person in this country has the right to peaceful protest, but worshippers also have a legally protected right to gather in their house of worship without fear of interruption or intimidation. Churches are sacred spaces where families come to worship God, and that right must be upheld for all Americans regardless of our differences.
Jesus warned His followers that there would be trials in this world when He said, 'In the world, you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.'
We need to stand with Cities Church and pray that the church will be packed this weekend with droves of new attenders, there will be new believers, and The Word of God will increase (Acts 12:24).
Pastor Dave
