A group of protesters interrupted Sunday morning services at a St. Paul church because one of the pastors works with a federal immigration agency, according to police. At approximately 10:40 a.m., officers were called to the Cities Church in the 1500 block of Summit Avenue after receiving reports th at some 30 to 40 protesters had interrupted services, according to police spokesperson Nikki Muehlhausen. By the time officers arrived, the group had left and was walking down the alley, she said. In a Facebook post, protesters said they went to the church to ask for justice for Renee Good because they had identified a church pastor as the acting director for the St. Paul field office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The church’s website lists David Easterwood as a pastor. Easterwood is listed as a defendant in a Jan. 12 lawsuit filed by the state of Minnesota to halt the federal immigration crackdown that led to the fatal Jan. 7 confrontation between Good and an ICE agent. Later Sunday, Trump administration officials condemned the protest at the St. Paul church, which is is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, a conservative Protestant denomination headquartered in Nashville, Tenn. Related Articles 2 hotels in downtown St. Paul temporarily closing for safety concerns St. Paul woman, a U.S. citizen, recounts her two days in detention 5,600 Green Card applicants in Minnesota targeted through Operation PARRIS MN National Guard mobilized, ready to assist local law enforcement Conservative influencer Jake Lang faces counter-protest, punches at pro-ICE rally in Minneapolis ...read more read less