A pastor who helped plant Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, urged Christians to continue proclaiming the Gospel amid what he discerns as an escalating cultural hostility in the United States, leaving "Christ or chaos" as the only two options.

Three activists were arrested in the case this week, including a prominent Twin Cities civil rights attorney and a St. Paul school board member.

Twin Cities community members and activists gathered at the Hennepin County Government Center on Tuesday to call for the resignation of the pastor at a St. Paul church due to his possible connection to ICE.

A GiveSendGo fundraiser is swiftly raising money to help Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, after the Southern Baptist congregation made headlines Sunday for having their worship service disrupted by a mob of left-wing protesters that included former CNN host Don Lemon.

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.”

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed the arrests on social media Thursday morning.

Evangelical author and left-leaning activist Shane Claiborne appeared to defend the recent anti-ICE protest at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, while likening it to Jesus Christ cleansing the temple.

The FBI has arrested two individuals in connection with the protest at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, last weekend, according to a statement from the agency