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Even as LGBTQ activists urge city leaders to revoke his permit, Christian worship leaders will hold concerts in Seattle this weekend.
Christian singer and conservative activist Sean Feucht plans to bring his “25” tour to Gas Engineering Park on Saturday. Feucht launched the Let's Worship campaign during the joint lockdown, protesting restrictions on religious gatherings, his Let's Worship campaign rose to the nation. He has also been criticized for his support for Donald Trump and comments on the LGBTQ community over the years.
Earlier this month, eight Canadian cities revoked their Feucht tour permits. Now, Seattle militants are urging city officials to do so.
Charlette Lefevre, director of Capitol Hill Pride, called the event “malicious harassment and incitement” to the LGBTQ community, telling King 5 News: “It’s not what Seattle means.”
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell retorted that canceling the rally would violate Feucht's First Amendment rights.
(Left) American songwriter and missionary Sean Feucht spoke at a worship rally in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on August 22, 2025. (Ron Palmer/SOPA image/lightrocket via Getty image)
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Harrell said to the 5 Kings: “The law is clear. You can't close a venue in the intended speech. Any group under the First Amendment has one of our public assets, such as a park, for gatherings. This is embedded in the First Amendment and we must respect the First Amendment.”
Stranger Progress Seattle media reports that the Lavender Rights Project, a Black trans feminist group and 15 community partners plan to hold a counter event this weekend to combat what they call a “propaganda machine.”
The concert comes months after another Seattle religious gathering broke out in May.
Seattle Police Department reported 23 people were arrested at Cal Anderson Park during Maydayusa’s “Don’t Mix with Our Kids” rally and pro-rupee (LGBTQ) counterprotests. According to the SPD, police “witted a group of people throwing objects in the other party's team.” Police were attacked while arresting the people, resulting in a police officer in need of medical treatment.
The protest message seen on the sidewalk is on August 22, 2025, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, where performances and preaching are allowed on the ground of the Alberta Legislature. (Ron Palmer/SOPA image/lightrocket via Getty image)
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Harrell later accuses Christians of gathering and permeating violent “anarchists.”
This is not the first time that Feucht has encountered resistance in Seattle. In 2020, city officials closed the gas engineering park ahead of a planned worship rally due to concerns.
Feucht criticized the move as hypocritical, accusing city leaders of targeting Christians while tolerating riots.
“This is obviously a goal and discrimination against the believers of the city,” Feucht told Fox News at the time.
“It's just a prejudice,” he added. “It's the height of hypocrisy because they make these cities succumb to riots, burning and looting, but they target Christians.”
Feucht did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment for the upcoming rally.
Sean Feucht, the founder of Let's Worship, led a service outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, DC on Monday, June 27, 2022. (Photo by Joshua Comins/Fox News)
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A spokesman for Harrell's office introduced Fox News digital numbers to the mayor's public statement confirming the law's right to freedom of speech.
“Under the First Amendment, the city cannot deny permits based on the expected information of the incident or the viewpoint of the organizer,” the mayor's office said. Meanwhile, the city strongly celebrates and supports the LGBTQ+ community. Mayor Harrell and Councilman Hollingsworth moved to organizers from Cal Anderson Park and Capitol Hill to another location to maintain public safety. We will continue to work with LGBTQ+ residents and organizations to enable our community to build a passionate city with our community and build all cities with all welcomes. ”
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“After the cancellation of the Canadian concert,” Feucht said in a statement shared with CTV News Toronto, “the Christian faith that is publicly claimed to be deeply held was marked as extremist and classified free worship as a “public safety risk.” ”
Fox News's Lindsay Kornick contributed to the report.
Kristine Parks is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Read more.