Canada: Government Drops Charges against Jailed Pastor, Lawyer Says

Tré Goins-Phillips : Mar 18, 2021
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"Pray for my release, but also that I would be given the opportunity and boldness to proclaim the blessed Gospel, making it clear to the hearers..." -from a letter written to his congregation by Pastor Coates while in prison

[Faithwire.com] The Canadian pastor imprisoned for violating COVID-19 mandates put in place by the government will likely be released from jail this week, his attorneys announced Wednesday. (Image: Unsplash-Rose Butler)

GraceLife Church Pastor James Coates has been behind bars since Feb. 16, when he was arrested by officers with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for holding in-person worship services in violation of Edmonton, Alberta, health orders demanding he limit attendance to just 15% of the facility's total capacity.

Attorneys with the Justice Centre for Constitutional Rights, which is representing Coates, announced prosecutors "have agreed to withdraw all but one of the Public Health Act offenses that Pastor James Coates has been charged with"... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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