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ALBERTA, Canada GraceLife Church, the Alberta church which made headlines for defying provincial pandemic-related lockdown orders, is being blocked off by police using roadblocks and fencing to prevent worshippers from reaching the building.
Roads blocked and fences going up around GraceLife Church this morning… pic.twitter.com/qSbLXRWKut
The church first made headlines last month after their pastor, James Coates, was jailed for violating lockdown orders on Mar 5. He was held for weeks before his release on Mar 22, but still faces an upcoming trial.
Sources familiar with the situation say that the premises was raided Wednesday in the early morning hours, Post Millennial reported.
CALGARY A Calgary church leader, who has been charged under Alberta s Public Health Act (PHA) before, has posted a new video of a recent interaction he had with authorities over the COVID-19 rules. Artur Pawlowski, the pastor of Calgary s Street Church, was holding a service at the building, located at 4315 26 Ave. S.E., on Saturday. In the YouTube clip, Pawlowski confronts a group of six officials consisting of members of the Calgary Police Service (CPS), Alberta Health Services (AHS) and City of Calgary Bylaw Services. He is heard shouting at them, calling them Nazis and Gestapo . AHS ATTENDED CHURCH TO OBSERVE
Pastor James Coates of GraceLife Church in Edmonton, Alberta, speaks to the Canadian news outlet Rebel News on March 29, 2021. | YouTube/Rebel News
A Canadian pastor who was jailed for holding worship services that violated provincial lockdown rules recounted his recent experiences and the support he received from inmates.
Pastor James Coates of GraceLife Church in Edmonton, Alberta, turned himself in to authorities in February for violating ongoing lockdown restrictions that, among other things, limited in-person worship gatherings to no more than 15% capacity.
He was released in March, with his next court date being on May 3. Coates is accused of violating the Alberta Public Health Act limits many in-person gatherings in response to COVID-19.
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CP NewsAlert: Justice Centre says jailed Alberta pastor is to be released
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By The Canadian Press on March 17, 2021.
EDMONTON – A group that supports an Alberta pastor jailed after being charged with violating COVID-19 public-health orders says it expects him to be released in the coming days.
The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms says Crown prosecutors have dropped all but one charge against James Coates and have agreed to his release without bail conditions.
Prosecutors did not immediately return messages seeking comment.
Coates, who preaches at GraceLife Church west of Edmonton, has been in jail for a month for allegedly holding services that violated public health rules on gathering size.