Pastor of Cities Church Speaks Out After Don Lemon’s Arrest

Jonathan Parnell, the lead pastor of Cities Church in St. Paul, responded to the Justice Department’s announcement on Friday that former CNN host Don Lemon had been taken into custody.

Lemon was among the anti-immigration enforcement protesters who disrupted the church’s Sunday worship service on Jan. 18 with chants of “ICE out!” and “Justice for Renee Good.”

“We are grateful that the Department of Justice acted swiftly to protect Cities Church so that we can continue to faithfully live out the church’s mission to worship Jesus and make him known,” Parnell said.

The attorneys representing the church with True North Legal also responded to the arrest.

“The freedom to worship God without fear of violence and intimidation is a fundamental right that defines who we