Town Council Meeting in Iowa Opens with Invocation to SATAN

Iowa city council erupts after starting with satanic prayer: ‘A curse put on the city’

"Dear dark father" and "Hail Satan" were the words that kicked off the Ottumwa City Council's first meeting this month after former member Matt Dalbey stepped up to read its regular invocation.

‘Hail Satan’ Invocation At Ottumwa City Council Meeting Spurs Mayor To Order Moment Of Silence

'Hail Satan' Invocation Sparks Ottumwa Council Backlash Image by Ottumwa City Council – October 06, 2026 – Regular Meeting Ottumwa Iowa (O...

‘Hail Satan’ Invocation Sparks Ottumwa Council Backlash

An Iowa city council meeting opened Tuesday with an invocation that ended with “Hail Satan,” prompting a local pastor to call the remarks a curse and demand an immediate response. The Ottumwa City Council held its regular meeting October 6 at City Hall. Resident and former council member Matt Dalbey delivered the invocation before the […]

Pastor Fights Back as City Council Begins Meeting with Prayer to Satan

A former Ottumwa councilman opened Tuesday’s city council meeting with a prayer that ended in the phrase “Hail Satan,” and a local pastor stood up and tried to undo it […]

Outrage in Ottumwa, Iowa: City Council Meeting Opens With Satanic Invocation › American Greatness

A City Council meeting in Ottumwa, Iowa, went off the rails Tuesday when a resident kicked off the proceedings with a satanic prayer. Matt Dalbey, […] Source

Iowa City Council Meeting Opens With ‘Hail Satan’ Invocation — Pastor Immediately Fights Back – 100PercentFedUp.com – by Isaac

An Iowa city council meeting opened with a Satanic invocation ending in ‘Hail Satan’—and a local pastor immediately stood up to fight back.