Church Protest Attack on Cities Church St. Paul - Why It Matters

A Statement from the Christian Alliance of America and the Ohio Christian Alliance on the Attack at the Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota.

On Sunday, January 18th, at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, a large group of protesters barged into the sanctuary during the Sunday morning worship service, yelling and screaming at the congregants. The small congregation was terrified by the large group of protesters that overcame their church flock. The pastor tried to reason with the protestors, to no avail. They continued shouting and screaming. The protest rioters were led by disgraced CNN journalist Don Lemmon, who took the opportunity to live-stream the event on social media. Reports from the church show that children, youth, and older congregants were terrified. The radical agitators that barged into the church, disrupting the Christian worship service, were obviously violating the First Amendment rights of these Minnesotans.

President Trump announced last May during the National Day of Prayer observance that he was opening a Faith Office in the Whitehouse to address religious freedom.

That is why today, we are calling on the federal authorities to swiftly move and arrest those who violated the rights of these Christian believers. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. stated, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” It is imperative that state and federal public officials act swiftly to bring these violators to justice. Today, we are calling on Governor DeWine, our U.S. Senators, and members of Congress to make statements condemning the actions of those militant protestors that violated the First Amendment rights of our fellow Christians. The Ohio Christian Alliance will be monitoring the statements from public officials and reporting back to our church network statewide.

Ohio Christian Alliance, in 2021, spoke out against a similar church attack in downtown Columbus at St. Joseph’s Catholic Cathedral, when a group of leftist radicals entered the church and disrupted the Mass, terrorizing congregants. On the following Sunday, OCA President Chris Long with Attorney General Dave Yost attended morning services at St. Joseph’s Cathedral to show solidarity and support for the congregation and to urge the city officials to take action against the criminal violators. Law enforcement did respond, tracked down and arrested those responsible for the attack on St. Joseph’s Cathedral. Joining me on the broadcast is Pastor Bob Hess of Fresh Faith Community Church.