‘Let Us Worship’ rally in Cal Anderson Park draws hundreds, very few masks
Aug 10, 2020, 8:25 AM | Updated: 8:25 am
Hundreds of people filled Cal Anderson Park in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood Sunday for a “Let Us Worship” rally led by Sean Feucht of Bethel Redding.
Feucht has recently held outdoor worship events in California and one in Portland, Ore., on Saturday, before coming to Seattle. These large crowds are in defiance of state orders in Washington, Oregon, and California that have restrictions in place limiting gatherings to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
There was singing, people were baptized in a communal tub, and there appears to have been no or very little effort to follow social distancing measures.
KIRO 7’s Micheal Spears was on the scene Sunday, and reported that many of the attendees said they’d been to Feucht’s rallies in other cities as well.
Hundreds of people packed Seattle’s Cal Anderson Park today for a “Let Us Worship” rally led by Sean Feucht. Several people here say they’ve attended these rallies in several different cities recently. @KIRO7Seattle pic.twitter.com/oEzf1wb9IZ
— Michael Spears (@MichaelKIRO7) August 10, 2020
According to other reports on Twitter, most of the attendees at Seattle’s rally were not wearing masks, despite a state mandate requiring all persons to wear a mask or cloth face covering in public spaces, at all times. Additional reports surfaced that a group of protesters not involved with the rally came to express their concern about the spread of COVID-19, asking those attending the worship to put on a mask.
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Feucht describes himself as “a husband, father, missionary, musician, speaker, author and founder of a grassroots global worship organization, and a missions organization.” He also ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California’s 3rd Congressional District, but lost in the March primary election.
Cal Anderson Park is one of many parks in the Seattle area that is temporarily closed in order to limit crowds and slow the spread of COVID-19 in the community.
