It their quest to hunt down and attack ICE agents, rioters in Minneapolis went as far as storming a Sunday service at Cities Church in Minneapolis. Their actions were shown on social media. Shocking footage from Cities Church in Minneapolis this morning (an SBC church) where an anti-ICE mob stormed the service and disrupted their […]
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Leftists Storm Minneapolis Church Looking For Alleged ICE Agent
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It their quest to hunt down and attack ICE agents, rioters in Minneapolis went as far as storming a Sunday service at Cities Church in Minneapolis.
Their actions were shown on social media.
Shocking footage from Cities Church in Minneapolis this morning (an SBC church) where an anti-ICE mob stormed the service and disrupted their worship, alleging one of the church’s lead pastors is an ICE agent. pic.twitter.com/hS2FhzrFc4
— Center for Baptist Leadership (@BaptistLeaders) January 18, 2026
The protestors reportedly stormed the Church because they believed that a church employee worked for ICE, according to social media.
The mob shouted the name of Renee Good, the woman who was fatally shot by ICE on January 7, as she sped her SUV into an agent who suffered internal bleeding.
Over the weekend, groups of leftists confronted individuals they suspected were ICE agents.
At one point, a member of the mob attacked another member.
The leftists are furious that the federal government is enforcing immigration laws.
In addition, several faith leaders called urgently for protecting the rights of worshippers while also expressing compassion for migrants after anti-immigration enforcement protesters disrupted a service at a Southern Baptist church in Minnesota.
About three dozen protesters entered the church during Sunday service at the Cities Church in St. Paul, some walking right up to the pulpit, others loudly chanting “ICE out” and “Renee Good,” referring to a woman who was fatally shot on Jan. 7 by an ICE agent in Minneapolis during an immigration enforcement operation.
One of the church’s pastors, David Easterwood, leads the local field office for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. One of the leaders of the protest and prominent local activist Nekima Levy Armstrong said she’s also an ordained reverend.
In a statement, the Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptist Convention called what happened “an unacceptable trauma.”
“I believe we must be resolute in two areas: encouraging our churches to provide compassionate pastoral care to these (migrant) families and standing firm for the sanctity of our houses of worship,” Trey Turner, who leads the convention, wrote to The Associated Press on Monday. Cities Church belongs to the convention.
“The interference was so significant that services were forced to end prematurely. Video footage captured by the protesters themselves and others show them shouting insults and accusations at youth, children, and families,” the statement said.
The U.S. Department of Justice said Sunday it has opened a civil rights investigation.
“No cause — political or otherwise — justifies the desecration of a sacred space or the intimidation and trauma inflicted on families gathered peacefully in the house of God,” Kevin Ezell, president of the North American Mission Board, said in a statement. “What occurred was not protest; it was lawless harassment.”
Ezell said his organization fully supports Jonathan Parnell, the pastor who was leading the disrupted service. Parnell is a missionary with Ezell’s group and serves dozens of Southern Baptist churches in the area. Cities Church did not return the AP’s requests for comment.
PHOTO – (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)