Trump Supporting Pastor's Church is Vandalized
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Pastor Greg Locke
Two weeks ago, my sister and I visited Tennessee on a little bit of business. Seeing that we’re good Christian girls, we had to find a church to visit on Sunday. “Well, I’ve been interested in visiting Pastor Greg Locke’s church.”
My sister hadn’t heard of him before, but something felt right about it. We prayed, and we immediately left our house to drive 8.5 hours to Tennessee, so we could make it to church in the morning.
As we pulled up on the corner of Global Bible Vision Church, friendly staff waved us down and directed us to where we could park. They were having so many guests come in, parking and seating was becoming an issue. A friendly woman greeted us as we came inside, and she invited us to sit next to her. We chatted a little bit, and she gave us an introduction to Pastor Locke.
He was incredibly friendly, fiery, obviously open about his political biases, and very knowledgeable in the word.
I became aware of Pastor Locke after a viral rant on Facebook, telling pastors they needed to open their churches. His church was among the few that never closed down, and he was glad to hear that our ministry was the same.
Even though I hadn’t missed a day of live service since the pandemic began, it was refreshing to be around a larger congregation worshiping together. Even more remarkable was perhaps a fourth of the people in attendance were from out of state. One woman flew from California just to be there.
Pastor Locke made a breaking news announcement: Roger Stone was coming to the church at the end of the month—not to talk politics—to talk about how he recommitted his life to Christ. From then on, Pastor Locke has been a magnet for the media. So, is it any wonder what happened today?
Around 9am CT, Pastor Locke reported on Instagram that his church has been vandalized.
“Just got word from our staff that our building, tent, chairs, church sign and my pulpit were all vandalized last night. Headed there now. Police are on the way. SERVICE WILL NOT BE STOPPED. See y’all at 10:30.”
Pastor Locke has said they’ve received so many threats, there’s no telling who could have vandalized the property, but Pastor Locke did say, “But it really puts a fire in my belly.”
Persecution certainly isn’t new, and it’s something Jesus Christ prepared his disciples to face. Persecution isn’t anything a Christian readily wants to face, but it does strengthen the body of Christ. Profanities and other painted crude remarks isn’t anywhere near the degree of what Christians outside of the United States face, but it’ll make Global Vision and their national supporters, more fired up, nonetheless. Pastor Locke announced they’d still be having service this morning, whether it’s under a graffiti covered tent or not.
All eyes will be on Global Bible Vision Church next week when Roger Stone, who was convicted and pardoned by President Trump in July, comes to testify about how Jesus Christ is transforming his life.
I pray it will be a message of grace, forgiveness, and redemption. That’s what America needs right now.
Many Democrat operatives expect marginalized communities to experience schadenfreude when a powerful man like Trump gets what they think is coming to him. But the reality is that most people want real justice over social or performative justice.