The Seattle Police Department (SPD) is preparing for Christian musician and activist Sean Feucht’s “Revive in ’25” worship tour stop at Gas Works Park this Saturday. City officials hope the event will remain peaceful amid tensions between Feucht’s movement and LGBTQ activists.
Feucht, founder of the Let Us Worship movement, announced on Facebook: “The city of Seattle has invited us back to Gas Works Park!!! It’s time to bring the fire again to the city!”
The worship event was initially slated for Cal Anderson Park in Capitol Hill — a neighborhood at the heart of Seattle’s LGBTQ community — but was moved after Mayor Bruce Harrell’s office requested a change, citing safety concerns.
Feucht has faced frequent protests over his opposition to transgender ideology and LGBTQ activism. In May, a similar worship event at Cal Anderson Park erupted into clashes between police and counterprotesters, leading to 23 arrests. Days later, local Christians rallied outside Seattle City Hall against what they called anti-faith policies of the city government.
Charlette LeFevre, founder of the Capitol Hill Pride Festival, criticized city officials for allowing Feucht’s concert, calling the move to Gas Works Park “insulting” to the LGBTQ community. She argued that his message amounts to hate speech: “When he’s out there defaming and demonizing the gay community, that’s not right.”
Feucht rejects those claims, insisting his message is one of faith and freedom. “God is using this to provoke a nationwide conversation about religious freedom and just testing how tolerant these tolerant people are,” he said in a recent interview.
The SPD said it will monitor the event closely, deploying its Police Outreach Engagement Team (POET) officers to maintain communication with both organizers and counterprotesters. SPD spokesperson Det. Eric Munoz confirmed that officers will intervene against violence or property damage.
Mayor Harrell’s office defended granting the permit, noting the city is bound by the First Amendment: “Seattle cannot decline a permit based on the anticipated message of the event or views of the organizers. At the same time, the city strongly celebrates and supports the LGBTQ+ community.”
The event is scheduled for Saturday at 5 p.m. at Gas Works Park.
