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Christian leaders urge the protection of worshippers' rights after protesters interrupt service

About three dozen protesters disrupted a Southern Baptist service, chanting against ICE and referencing a fatal shooting, prompting a DOJ civil rights investigation under the FACE Act.

  • Several faith leaders emphasized the need to protect worshippers' rights while showing compassion for migrants after protesters disrupted a service at a Southern Baptist church in Minnesota.
  • Trey Turner of the Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptist Convention described the disruption as "an unacceptable trauma."
  • Kevin Ezell, president of the North American Mission Board, stated that no cause justifies the "desecration of a sacred space" or the intimidation of peaceful families.
  • White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt condemned the protest, asserting that "President Trump will not tolerate the intimidation and harassment of Christians in their sacred places of worship.
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Christian leaders urge protecting worshippers’ rights after protesters interrupt service

The U.S. Department of Justice says it opened a civil rights investigation after a group of about three dozen protesters walked into the church during the service, loudly chanting.

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By Giovanna Dell’Orto. Several religious leaders made an urgent appeal to protect the rights of parishioners while expressing compassion for migrants, after protesters against immigration raids disrupted a service at a Southern Baptist church in Minnesota. Around 30 protesters entered Cities Church in St.

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KARE broke the news in Minneapolis, United States on Monday, January 19, 2026.
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