Category: pastor

GoFundMe for Pastor Charged for Breaking COVID-19 Lockdown Orders Surpasses $41,000

A fundraising campaign to support the legal fees of Pastor James Coates, who was jailed and charged for allegedly violating Alberta’s COVID-19 rules, has exceeded $41,000 since its launch in February. The campaign, according to organizer John Klassen, was “simply hoping to in some small way be an encouragement to a brother who seemed to…


Alberta Court Rules Pastor Charged With Violating COVID-19 Orders to Remain Jailed Until Trial

An Alberta court has ruled that a pastor who defied COVID-19 restrictions must remain in jail for eight weeks as he waits for his trial. Pastor James Coates of Edmonton’s GraceLife church was charged with one count of breaking the Public Health Act after continuing to hold Sunday services despite a fine to the church and…