DC Church Evicts Conservative Pastor Four Times for Anti-Abortion Stance
"We are at our 4th location now. The day before I met you, we get a notice from the building we're in saying we will not renew your lease. And I said, why? And they go, because you're too political... They say to me, you're radical with the gospel. I dig into her Instagram, Glenn. When there was a trans march, a pro-trans rights march for children... guess who led this march with a sign in a V formation in the front of the march? This reverend. So what I found is in this city, it's different than other cities. In this city, that which is evil often is led by the church."
About this episode
Glenn Beck interviews Pastor Jakob Boons, lead pastor of Mercy Culture Church, about his congregation's repeated evictions from buildings in Washington DC due to their traditional Christian teachings. Boons reveals that 13 churches in DC, each over 200 years old, claim to operate as the collective mind of the Holy Spirit and assert they control how policy flows through Congress, including approving the National Cathedral reverend's public rebuke of President Trump. Boons' church has been evicted four times for preaching biblical positions on abortion and gender, with building owners calling his views too political despite offering fair market rates. One Methodist reverend who denied him a building personally led a pro-transgender children's rights march. Boons argues these represent ancient demonic strongholds in the capital city that cause politicians to change positions after arriving in Washington. He discovered many DC churches sold their properties during the Biden administration when a policy window allowed sales to developers. The pastor is now seeking legal help and funding to secure a permanent location, asking supporters to text DC to 59090. Beck consulted AI assistant Claude about the collective 13 claim, which responded that the phrase represents a dissolution of individual faith into a hive mind. Boons traces the spiritual warfare back 230 years to churches like the Episcopalian congregation in Georgetown founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1790. The interview frames the difficulty of establishing traditional Christian worship in DC as evidence of coordinated spiritual opposition rooted in historic religious institutions that have aligned with progressive political movements.
Key takeaways
- Pastor Jakob Boons claims 13 DC churches over 200 years old operate as the collective mind of the Holy Spirit and influence congressional policy decisions.
- The National Cathedral reverend's rebuke of President Trump was approved by this collective of 13 churches before delivery, according to Boons.
- Mercy Culture Church has been evicted from four DC locations for preaching traditional Christian views on abortion and gender identity.
- A Methodist reverend who denied Boons a building personally led a pro-transgender children's rights march against parental authority.
- Boons traces what he calls demonic strongholds in Washington DC back 230 years to churches founded in the 1790s.
- During the Biden administration, many DC churches sold properties to developers after a policy window opened, making church space scarce.
- Boons is seeking legal assistance and funding to secure a permanent DC location for traditional Christian worship, asking supporters to text DC to 59090.