Sean Feucht leads worship at HUD's faith-based catastrophe restoration showcase

[ad_1] HUD Secretary Scott Turner declared Saturday that "religion is again in our authorities" as tons of gathered on the Nationwide Mall for the company’s first-ever faith-based catastrophe restoration occasion.

The faith event , that includes a musical efficiency with Sean Feucht as a part of HUD’s Progressive Housing Showcase, marked a shift in how the federal authorities engages with Christian organizations.

"After catastrophe strikes, the devastation could be overwhelming. I’ve met with these impacted, heard their tales, and seen the destruction first-hand," Turner, additionally an affiliate pastor, informed Fox Information Digital in an unique assertion.

"In these moments, faith-based organizations are sometimes the primary to reply. I’ve witnessed their unimaginable restoration work: properties constructed, homes of worship became emergency facilities and small companies reopened with assist from native church buildings. Below the management of President Trump , religion is again in our authorities."

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HUD Secretary Scott Turner joins worshippers on the Nationwide Mall throughout HUD’s first faith-based catastrophe restoration occasion that includes Sean Feucht. (Courtesy of HUD)

"These [faith-based] organizations should not simply filling a spot. They're respiration new life into devastated communities, and HUD’s position is to strengthen their efforts with assets and assist wanted to get better," Secretary Turner concluded.

The occasion was held Sept. 6 starting at 6:00 pm on the Nationwide Mall amid robust wind and rain. It featured speeches from religion leaders throughout the nation earlier than closing with worship led by Sean Feucht.

For Feucht, the night time represented a dramatic flip. After years of clashing with left-leaning governments in cities like Seattle, he stood in Washington below an official invitation from HUD.

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"God bless America! Final month up in Canada Mark Carney’s Govt did every little thing he may to maintain us from worshipping Jesus…pulling permits, blocking parks, however right here in America the Trump Administration is rolling out the purple carpet to Christians and giving us an opportunity to carry worship to the guts of the Capital! God is sweet!!!" Feucht mentioned in an unique assertion to Fox Information Digital.

Feucht launched his "Let Us Worship" motion in 2020 throughout COVID lockdowns to protest restrictions on church gatherings. The motion gained traction nationwide however confronted repeated backlash.

Canadian cities revoked permits in August 2025. Seattle activists branded his occasions "malicious harassment and incitement" in opposition to the LGBTQ neighborhood.

Worshippers attend a live performance by evangelical musician Sean Feucht on the Nationwide Mall on October 25, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Sean Feucht)

In 2020, Seattle closed Gasoline Works Park forward of a scheduled rally, sparking accusations of discrimination in opposition to believers. Violence broke out once more in Might of this yr at a Seattle rally, resulting in arrests.

Saturday’s occasion informed a unique story. HUD positioned church buildings and faith-based responders on the middle of its catastrophe restoration technique, treating them as companions as an alternative of outsiders.

Audio system included Shayam Menon of HUD’s Middle for Religion, Dave Donaldson of the White Home Religion Workplace, Pastor Matthew Barnett of the Dream Middle, Scottie Stice of the Southern Baptists of Texas Conference, Luther Harrison of Samaritan’s Purse and Rev. Nathan Newman of Mission to North America.

"Highly effective night time with Sean Feucht and Secretary of HUD, Scott Turner," wrote @brag_dc on X. "Jesus was the Star!"

Turner delivered remarks earlier than Feucht closed with a worship set and remaining phrases from Pastor Lorenzo Sewell. The Nationwide Mall, lengthy a stage for protests and cultural occasions, hosted worship tied on to federal management.

For Turner, the showcase put church buildings the place he believes they belong, which is on the entrance of nationwide restoration efforts. For Feucht, it marked the transformation of his motion from rallies of believers to federally-recognized gatherings.

Rain and thunder swept throughout Washington on Saturday, however worshippers remained. Feucht later posted on social media that the night time was "completely historic in each manner."

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The occasion tied into HUD’s partnership with the America 250 initiative, commemorating the nation’s upcoming 250th birthday. Each Turner and Feucht used the historic occasion to ship the identical message: religion just isn't solely alive however welcomed on the middle of American public life.