When government declares the church nonessential, something deeper is at stake

Pastor Artur Pawlowski, a Polish-Canadian evangelical minister and founder of the Street Church Ministries, shares his harrowing experiences of resistance against what he describes as a tyrannical Canadian government during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. He recounts how, when the government declared churches 'non-essential' while allowing abortion clinics, liquor stores, and mosques to remain open, he defied the order by increasing church gatherings, holding Lord’s Supper and singing praises—actions he says were not only acts of faith but spiritual resistance. His defiance led to over 360 citations, 120 court cases, 13 arrests of himself and his brother, and imprisonment in metal cages and solitary confinement. He describes being charged with terrorism, kidnapped, and placed in a psych ward without medical evaluation—alleging that the Canadian state is now a political police force akin to the Gestapo. Despite this, he claims miraculous healings occurred in prison and that his book, *Lions Do Not Bow*, has become a symbol of resistance. He warns that Canada’s moral and spiritual collapse—driven by the abandonment of Christianity, the rise of abortion and MAID (medical-assisted dying), and government collusion with China—is a prelude to the downfall of the United States. He calls for global solidarity, urging Americans to support his ministry financially and politically to prevent the same fate from befalling their nation.