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A letter from Pastor James Coates to the Church at Gracelife

On March 14, 2021, Pastor Jacob Spenst of Gracelife Church in Edmonton, Alberta, read a letter from Pastor James Coates, their incarcerated pastor who remains locked up in a maximum-security detention center for being unwilling to allow the government to dictate how the worship of the One True Living God

Breaking! Pastor James Coates Loses Hearing: To Spend 2 Months in Prison

Pastor James Coates of GraceLife Church lost his bid to have the bail conditions of his release altered during a hearing today, ensuring that unless he agrees to not step foot on Church property and not fulfill his pastoral duties at the church, or the crown prosecutor drops the conditions,

What Exactly Happened at James Coates’ Hearing?

Pastor James Coates of GraceLife Church had a hearing today to determine whether or not he’s spending the next two months in prison for the crime of being a faithful shepherd, with the judge hearing both submissions and then ruling Friday morning in the case that has garnered international attention

PSA: Why You Should Not Go To GraceLife Church This Sunday

(Work of her Hands) If you have seen my posts this past week since Pastor James Coates was imprisoned you might wonder why I would make the above statement. Every week that GraceLife church continues to be open there is a greater number of people desiring to go. They have

The Newest Update on Jailed Pastor James Coates

Court stuff While many believed that his conditions hearing was on Friday, February 26th, where the judge would determine whether or not James had to abide by release conditions that said he could not step foot on church property, it was not so. Rather, it was only the day that

John MacArthur Issues Statement about Imprisoned Alum, Pastor James Coates

Pastor John MacArthur and the elders of Grace Community Church (GCC) have released a public statement in support of Pastor James Coates of Gracelife Church in Edmonton, AB, the imprisoned pastor who remains incarcerated for refusing to abide by release conditions which state he cannot step foot back on Chruch

Hundreds Rally At Edmonton Prison in Support of Incarcerated Pastor

The Edmonton Remand Center became the hub of a major protest, as hundreds of men and women turned out to a rally in support of imprisoned Pastor James Coates. The GraceLife Church pastor has become a symbol for freedom of religion and opposition to tyrannical government persecution after he was