Minnesota church goes full-force Jesus as it responds to ‘shameful, unlawful’ anti-ICE invasion

Cities Church in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area, the Baptist church targeted by violent protesters and rioters who thought they could make an anti-President Trump and anti-national security point by disrupting Sunday worship, has responded.

With a message of peace and hope.

And a warning about pending legal action.

The stunt, featuring personality Don Lemon among others, disrupted the church service in pursuit of “protesting” federal immigration enforcement actions in the region.

Already, federal agents have confirmed they have arrested 10,000 illegal alien criminals, a move triggered by evidence of massive billion dollar fraud on the American taxpayers perpetrated by individuals in the state’s Somali immigrant community.

The “protest” disrupted the worship service, and has triggered federal investigations that could result in federal criminal charges against organizers and participants.

The evidence of disruptions:

“Disrupt. Make them uncomfortable.”
— Don Lemon, live as his anti-ICE mob storms a CHURCH mid-worship, terrorizing Christians over unproven ICE ties.

Tim Walz let Minnesota become a lawless hellhole where houses of God get invaded.

Voters: DISGUSTED yet? This is… pic.twitter.com/vPd8xMuKRV

— Reverend Jordan Wells (@WellsJorda89710) January 19, 2026

This is what they “accomplished”

Terrified children pic.twitter.com/dLu2paDqTU

— Interested Bystander (@intrstdbystndr1) January 19, 2026

Now the church has posted online a statement about the invasion and violence.

“Jesus is real. When we gather on Sunday mornings to worship him, we are gladly giving ourselves to what is most central and sacred in our life together. ‘We worship Jesus’ stretches as the main banner of our church, alongside two other pursuits that flow from it: loving one another and seeking the good of the Twin Cities,” the church began.

“On Sunday, January 18, a group of agitators jarringly disrupted our worship gathering. They accosted members of our congregation, frightened children, and created a scene marked by intimidation and threat. Such conduct is shameful, unlawful, and will not be tolerated. Invading a church service to disrupt the worship of Jesus — or any other act of worship — is protected by neither the Christian Scriptures nor the laws of this nation.”

The congregation then offered the Gospel message of salvation through Jesus.

“We welcome respectful dialogue about present issues, and about how the realness of Jesus, as revealed in the Bible, provides the only final answers to the world’s most complex and intractable problems. Jesus Christ, the divine Son of God, lived, died, and rose again for the rescue of all who put their faith in him. He offers a love that transcends cultures, borders, policies, and politics. As those who have been loved and rescued by him, we will not shrink from worshiping Jesus, nor will we stop ‘teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Messiah’ (Acts 5:42). Church buildings are meant to be places of peace and solace, where worshipers can hear and live out this message.”

Members called on “local, state, and national leaders to protect this fundamental right.”

And there was a warning to the invaders that their future may include some clouds: “We are evaluating next steps with our legal counsel.”

The Department of Justice has confirmed it is investigating the disruption of the church events by anti-ICE protesters as a potential violation of the Freedom to Access Clinics Entrances Act of 1994, which makes it a federal crime to intimidate or interfere with any person seeking to exercise the First Amendment right of religious freedom at a place of religious worship.

Violations, the federal government said, “will be prosecuted.”

I just spoke to the Pastor in Minnesota whose church was targeted. Attacks against law enforcement and the intimidation of Christians are being met with the full force of federal law.

If state leaders refuse to act responsibly to prevent lawlessness, this Department of Justice…

— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) January 19, 2026

A commentary at RedState explained, “If you’re screaming in a church and frightening children, you are not the good guys in this equation.”