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'''Sean Feucht''' is an American [[Contemporary Christian music|Christian singer]], [[songwriter]], former [[worship leader]] at [[Bethel Church (Redding, California)|Bethel Church]], and the founder of the Let Us Worship movement. He ran unsuccessfully as a [[Republican (United States)|Republican]] in [[California's 3rd congressional district]].<ref name="fox-news-candidacy-announcement" /> |
'''Sean Feucht''' is an American [[Contemporary Christian music|Christian singer]], [[songwriter]], former [[worship leader]] at [[Bethel Church (Redding, California)|Bethel Church]], and the founder of the Let Us Worship movement. He ran unsuccessfully as a [[Republican (United States)|Republican]] in [[California's 3rd congressional district]].<ref name="fox-news-candidacy-announcement" /> |
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After running for Congress, Feucht hosted large outdoor worship gatherings to [[2020 United States anti-lockdown protests|protest government restrictions]] put in place during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] |
After running for Congress, Feucht hosted large outdoor worship gatherings to [[2020 United States anti-lockdown protests|protest government restrictions]] put in place during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name="wear a mask">{{cite web |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2020/08/hundreds-gather-at-portland-waterfront-saturday-evening-without-masks-to-see-controversial-worship-leader.html |title=Hundreds gather at Portland waterfront Saturday evening, without masks, to see controversial worship leader|last=Iboshi |first=Kyle |date=August 9, 2020 |website=[[The Oregonian]] |access-date=August 9, 2020}}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Feucht and 50 other worship leaders visited President Donald Trump for a faith briefing at the White House amid the run-up to the [[First impeachment of Donald Trump|first impeachment of Trump]] in December 2019. Feucht said of the event, "We just laid our hands on him and prayed for him. It was like a real |
Feucht and 50 other worship leaders visited President Donald Trump for a faith briefing at the White House amid the run-up to the [[First impeachment of Donald Trump|first impeachment of Trump]] in December 2019. Feucht said of the event, "We just laid our hands on him and prayed for him. It was like a real intense, hardcore prayer."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Parke |first=Caleb |date=December 11, 2019 |title=Pastors, worship leaders pray for Trump in Oval Office amid impeachment fight |publisher=Fox News |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pastors-worship-leaders-pray-for-trump-in-oval-office-amid-impeachment-fight |access-date=2020-08-16}}</ref> |
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Feucht founded Burn 24-7, a prayer and worship movement, in 2005 while attending Oral Roberts University,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.seanfeucht.com/burn-247 | title=Burn 24-7 }}</ref> and Light a Candle in 2010, an international outreach movement which hosts short term mission trips and child sponsorships.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.seanfeucht.com/light-a-candle | title=Light a Candle }}</ref> He also founded Hold the Line, a movement intended "to inform, educate, and inspire" young people to become politically active and oppose "the progressive agenda being forced upon America."<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.seanfeucht.com/about |access-date=2022-04-20 |website=SEAN FEUCHT |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-13 |title=Hold the Line |url=https://holdtheline.live/,%20https://holdtheline.live/ |access-date=2022-04-20 |language=en-US}}</ref> |
Feucht founded Burn 24-7, a prayer and worship movement, in 2005 while attending Oral Roberts University,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.seanfeucht.com/burn-247 | title=Burn 24-7 }}</ref> and Light a Candle in 2010, an international outreach movement which hosts short term mission trips and child sponsorships.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.seanfeucht.com/light-a-candle | title=Light a Candle }}</ref> He also founded Hold the Line, a movement intended "to inform, educate, and inspire" young people to become politically active and oppose "the progressive agenda being forced upon America."<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.seanfeucht.com/about |access-date=2022-04-20 |website=SEAN FEUCHT |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-13 |title=Hold the Line |url=https://holdtheline.live/,%20https://holdtheline.live/ |access-date=2022-04-20 |language=en-US }}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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====Concerts in response to racial and political unrest==== |
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In June 2020, Feucht held a worship concert at the site of the [[murder of George Floyd]] in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]], calling it the "Minneapolis miracle" and the "HOPE RALLY." Feucht called Floyd's murder an "injustice" and referred to it as "the trauma" and was critical of [[Black Lives Matter]]'s support for [[Identity politics |
In June 2020, Feucht held a worship concert at the site of the [[murder of George Floyd]] in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]], calling it the "Minneapolis miracle" and the "HOPE RALLY." Feucht called Floyd's murder an "injustice" and referred to it as "the trauma" and was critical of [[Black Lives Matter]]'s support for [[Identity politics in online posts prior to the worship session.<ref name="slate-george-floyd">{{cite news |last=Graham |first=Ruth |date=June 29, 2020 |title=The Street Corner Where George Floyd Was Killed Has Become a Christian Revivalist Site |work=Slate |url=https://slate.com/human-interest/2020/06/george-floyd-street-corner-christian-revivalist-site-evangelicals.html |access-date=2020-08-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Montgomery |first1=Peter |date=June 18, 2020 |title=Sean Feucht Calls Black Lives Matter Movement a 'Fraud,' Seeks to Turn 'Riots' Into 'Revival' |publisher=[[Right Wing Watch]] |url=https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/sean-feucht-calls-black-lives-matter-movement-a-fraud-seeks-to-turn-riots-into-revival/ |access-date=August 18, 2020}}</ref> |
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In August 2020, Feucht led worship concerts called "Riots to Revival" in [[Portland, Oregon]], and [[Seattle, Washington]].<ref name="RtR">{{cite news |last1=Foley |first1=Ryan |date=August 10, 2020 |title=Thousands attend Sean Feucht's 'Riots to Revival' event in Portland: 'Church is rising up' |language=en |work=Christian Post |url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/thousands-attend-sean-feuchts-riots-to-revival-event-in-portland-church-is-rising-up.html |access-date=August 12, 2020}}</ref> The sites of the concerts had recently been the sites of [[George Floyd protests|major protests and riots]], including Seattle's [[Cal Anderson Park]] which had been part of the territory controlled by the [[Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone|Capitol Hill Organized Protest]].<ref name="RtR" /> Feucht claimed that between 4,000 and 7,000 attended the concert in Portland.<ref name="foxnews-portland" /> |
In August 2020, Feucht led worship concerts called "Riots to Revival" in [[Portland, Oregon]], and [[Seattle, Washington]].<ref name="RtR">{{cite news |last1=Foley |first1=Ryan |date=August 10, 2020 |title=Thousands attend Sean Feucht's 'Riots to Revival' event in Portland: 'Church is rising up' |language=en |work=Christian Post |url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/thousands-attend-sean-feuchts-riots-to-revival-event-in-portland-church-is-rising-up.html |access-date=August 12, 2020}}</ref> The sites of the concerts had recently been the sites of [[George Floyd protests|major protests and riots]], including Seattle's [[Cal Anderson Park]] which had been part of the territory controlled by the [[Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone|Capitol Hill Organized Protest]].<ref name="RtR" /> Feucht claimed that between 4,000 and 7,000 attended the concert in Portland.<ref name="foxnews-portland">{{cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/portland-riot-worship-christians-coronavirus|title=Portland sees thousands worship amid coronavirus restrictions hours before riots, fire at police union|last=Wallace |first=Danielle |date=August 9, 2020 |publisher=[[Fox News]] |access-date=August 9, 2020}}</ref> |
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====Claims of political censorship==== |
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In September 2021, Feucht held a Let Us Worship memorial service for the [[September 11 attacks]] in Washington D.C., with former |
In September 2021, Feucht held a Let Us Worship memorial service for the [[September 11 attacks]] in Washington D.C., with former president Donald Trump giving a prerecorded address. The following day, worshippers walked around the city praying at the [[White House]], the [[United States Supreme Court Building|Supreme Court Building]], the [[Lincoln Memorial]], and other landmarks.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schwaller |first1=Shawn |title=Sean Feucht & Far-Right Christians Descend on Washington, D.C. for Sept. 11 'Let Us Worship' Event |url=https://anewscafe.com/2021/09/20/redding/sean-feucht-far-right-christians-descend-on-washington-d-c-for-september-11th-let-us-worship-event/ |access-date=June 27, 2022 |work=anewscafe.com |date=September 20, 2021}}</ref> |
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During the 2022 congressional elections, Feucht performed at campaign rallies in support of [[Kari Lake]] and [[Doug Mastriano]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fea |first=John |date=2022-11-06 |title=Sean Feucht leads 1000s of MAGA evangelicals in "striking the ground" for "victory" on Tuesday. |url=https://currentpub.com/2022/11/06/sean-feucht-leads-1000s-of-maga-evangelicals-in-striking-the-ground-for-victory-on-tuesday/ |access-date=2023-11-29 |website=Current |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Feucht has been an active participant in the [[ReAwaken America Tour|ReAwaken America tour]] founded by Clay Clark and sponsored by [[Charisma (magazine)|Charisma News]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Michael Flynn calls for 'one religion' at event that is a who's who of the new Christian right |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2021/11/19/michael-flynn-alex-jones-feucht/ |access-date=2022-04-20 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> |
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In early 2023, Feucht announced a "Kingdom to the Capitol" tour, co-sponsored by [[Turning Point USA]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clarkson |first=Frederick |date=2023-06-17 |title="Unfriending" America: The Christian right is coming for the enemies of God — like you and me |url=https://www.salon.com/2023/06/17/unfriending-america-the-christian-right-is-coming-for-the-enemies-of-god--like-you-and-me/ |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=Salon |language=en}}</ref> The purpose of the tour is to visit every state capital, with swing states being the focus in the 2024 election year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fung |first=Katherine |date=2023-02-02 |title=Pro-Trump Christian leader: MAGA "1,000 percent" fighting "spiritual war" |url=https://www.newsweek.com/pro-trump-christian-leader-sean-feucht-says-maga-fighting-spiritual-war-1778664 |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref> In response to this tour, dozens of religious leaders in the Pacific Northwest wrote a public letter denouncing him for "advancing LGBTQ+ bigotry in the language of religion." They were responding to Feucht's comments describing drag queens as "demonic, sick, [and] twisted" and arguing that they were "perverting the minds of children."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-01 |title=Pacific Northwest faith leaders denounce Sean Feucht tour |url=https://www.ijpr.org/politics-government/2023-07-31/sean-feucht-tour-denounced-in-letter-from-pacific-northwest-faith-leaders |access-date=2023-11-29 |website=Jefferson Public Radio |language=en}}</ref> |
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'''ReAwaken America tour''' |
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| ⚫ | Feucht has been an active participant in the [[ReAwaken America Tour|ReAwaken America tour]] founded by Clay Clark and sponsored by [[Charisma (magazine)|Charisma News]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Michael Flynn calls for 'one religion' at event that is a who's who of the new Christian right |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2021/11/19/michael-flynn-alex-jones-feucht/ |access-date=2022-04-20 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> At the August 2022 tour event in Batavia, New York, Feucht denounced "gender confusion [and] sexual perversion" among young people.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-21 |title='Jan. 6 comes to church': A look at the Christian nationalism surrounding ReAwaken America |url=https://www.wbfo.org/politics/2022-08-21/jan-6-comes-to-church-a-look-at-the-christian-nationalism-surrounding-reawaken-america |access-date=2023-11-29 |website=WBFO |language=en}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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{{As of|2020}} Feucht has a wife, Kate and four children.<ref name="personal-website">{{cite web |url=https://www.seanfeucht.com/about |title=About |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=Sean Feucht |access-date=2020-08-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604023508/https://www.seanfeucht.com/about |archive-date=2020-06-04 }}</ref> |
{{As of|2020}}, Feucht has a wife, Kate and four children.<ref name="personal-website">{{cite web |url=https://www.seanfeucht.com/about |title=About |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=Sean Feucht |access-date=2020-08-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604023508/https://www.seanfeucht.com/about |archive-date=2020-06-04 }}</ref> |
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==Discography== |
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Sean Feucht is an American Christian singer, songwriter, former worship leaderatBethel Church, and the founder of the Let Us Worship movement. He ran unsuccessfully as a RepublicaninCalifornia's 3rd congressional district.[1]
After running for Congress, Feucht hosted large outdoor worship gatherings to protest government restrictions put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Feucht and 50 other worship leaders visited President Donald Trump for a faith briefing at the White House amid the run-up to the first impeachment of Trump in December 2019. Feucht said of the event, "We just laid our hands on him and prayed for him. It was like a real intense, hardcore prayer."[3]
Feucht founded Burn 24-7, a prayer and worship movement, in 2005 while attending Oral Roberts University,[4] and Light a Candle in 2010, an international outreach movement which hosts short term mission trips and child sponsorships.[5] He also founded Hold the Line, a movement intended "to inform, educate, and inspire" young people to become politically active and oppose "the progressive agenda being forced upon America."[6][7]
Feucht ran as a Republican for California's 3rd congressional district in 2020, coming in third place with 14% of the votes, finishing behind John Garamendi and Tamika Hamilton in the March 3 primary.[8] Feucht ran a socially conservative campaign, which was against high taxes and staunchly critical of abortion calling it "the slaughter of the unborn and the newborn."[1] Some other issues he wanted to focus on were homelessness and affordable housing in California, and he wanted to give parents more rights regarding mandatory vaccination and sex education.[9]
During the later half of 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic was ongoing, Feucht arranged worship concerts across the United States that drew crowds of thousands to protest government restrictions on people gathering during COVID-19 lockdowns. These concerts were later expanded to focus on cities with George Floyd protests to respond to BLM protesters. Feucht labeled the movement Let Us Worship.[10] Feucht stated, "We just feel this call to really target cities that are under extreme turmoil and despair and brokenness" and said it was a new Jesus Movement.[11] Bethel Church, where Feucht is a worship leader, did not financially support him, but wrote a statement of support for his movement and vision.[10]
In September 2020, Feucht attempted to hold a Labor Day "prayer rally" at Seattle's Gas Works Park. When the city closed the park, he held the rally in the street across from the park.[12] Feucht originally failed to get a permit, but the city allowed the rally when he called it a "worship protest".[11] Later that month, following a concert in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the site of the Kenosha protests, Feucht was prevented from holding a concert on the South Side of Chicago after police threatened to take action against him for not having a permit for the event.[13]
In June 2020, Feucht held a worship concert at the site of the murder of George FloydinMinneapolis, Minnesota, calling it the "Minneapolis miracle" and the "HOPE RALLY." Feucht called Floyd's murder an "injustice" and referred to it as "the trauma" and was critical of Black Lives Matter's support for [[Identity politics in online posts prior to the worship session.[14][15]
In August 2020, Feucht led worship concerts called "Riots to Revival" in Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington.[16] The sites of the concerts had recently been the sites of major protests and riots, including Seattle's Cal Anderson Park which had been part of the territory controlled by the Capitol Hill Organized Protest.[16] Feucht claimed that between 4,000 and 7,000 attended the concert in Portland.[17]
Following the June 2020 concert in Minneapolis, Feucht stated on Twitter afterwards that he and senior Bethel pastor Beni Johnson were censored by Twitter and Instagram for sharing videos of the events and posting Bible verses.[18][19] His posts were shared by Senator Josh Hawley who stated "Cancel culture meets #BigTech. Now @instagram is censoring a Christian worship leader who wants to post videos of praise and worship from places where there has recently been unrest."[19]
In September 2021, Feucht held a Let Us Worship memorial service for the September 11 attacks in Washington D.C., with former president Donald Trump giving a prerecorded address. The following day, worshippers walked around the city praying at the White House, the Supreme Court Building, the Lincoln Memorial, and other landmarks.[20]
During the 2022 congressional elections, Feucht performed at campaign rallies in support of Kari Lake and Doug Mastriano.[21]
In early 2023, Feucht announced a "Kingdom to the Capitol" tour, co-sponsored by Turning Point USA.[22] The purpose of the tour is to visit every state capital, with swing states being the focus in the 2024 election year.[23] In response to this tour, dozens of religious leaders in the Pacific Northwest wrote a public letter denouncing him for "advancing LGBTQ+ bigotry in the language of religion." They were responding to Feucht's comments describing drag queens as "demonic, sick, [and] twisted" and arguing that they were "perverting the minds of children."[24]
ReAwaken America tour
Feucht has been an active participant in the ReAwaken America tour founded by Clay Clark and sponsored by Charisma News.[25] At the August 2022 tour event in Batavia, New York, Feucht denounced "gender confusion [and] sexual perversion" among young people.[26]
In April 2022, Feucht helped lead a protest against The Walt Disney Company for its opposition to anti-LGBTQ legislation.[27]
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Superspreader, a movie based on Feucht's COVID-19 protest concerts, was released on September 29, 2022.[28]
As of 2020[update], Feucht has a wife, Kate and four children.[29]
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