Exclusive: St. Paul church congregant says ‘we were surrounded’

(The Center Square) – A member of Cities Church said protesters who disrupted a Sunday morning service in St. Paul were seated throughout the congregation before the service began.

Caleb Phillips, speaking with The Center Square in an exclusive interview on Monday, said, “The entire congregation came alive. Individuals who are planted from front to back throughout the entire place stood up. It felt like we were surrounded, because they were all throughout the congregation.”

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the protest organized in part by Black Lives Matter Minnesota.

Video posted by the group shows protesters chanting “ICE out” and “justice for Renee Good” during the service. Another video circulating on social media shows a protester calling congregants “pretend Christians”...