Sean Feucht

Origins of Let Us Worship concerts

During the latter half of 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic was ongoing, Feucht arranged worship concerts across the United States that drew crowds of thousands to protest government restrictions on people gathering during COVID-19 lockdowns. These concerts were later expanded to focus on cities with George Floyd protests to respond to Black Lives Matter (BLM) protesters. Feucht labeled the movement Let Us Worship.^[15] Feucht stated, "We just feel this call to really target cities that are under extreme turmoil and despair and brokenness;" he said, asserting it was a new Jesus Movement.^[16] Bethel Church, where Feucht is a worship leader, did not financially support him but wrote a statement of support for his movement and vision.^[15]

Problems with permits for concerts

In September 2020, Feucht attempted to hold a Labor Day "prayer rally" at Seattle's Gas Works Park. When the city closed the park, he held the rally in the street across from the park.^[17] Feucht originally failed to get a permit, but the city allowed the rally when he called it a "worship protest."^[16] Later that month, following a concert in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the site of the Kenosha protests, Feucht was prevented from holding a concert on the South Side of Chicago after police threatened to take action against him for not having a permit for the event.^{[18][additional citation(s) needed]}

Concerts in response to racial and political unrest

In June 2020, Feucht held a worship concert at the site of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, calling it the "Minneapolis miracle" and the "HOPE RALLY." Feucht called Floyd's murder an "injustice" and referred to it as "the trauma" and was critical of Black Lives Matter's support for identity politics in online posts prior to the worship session.^[19][20]

In August 2020, Feucht led worship concerts called "Riots to Revival" in Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington.^[21] The sites of the concerts had recently been the sites of major protests and riots, including Seattle's Cal Anderson Park which had been part of the territory controlled by the Capitol Hill Organized Protest.^{[21][additional citation(s) needed]} Feucht claimed that between 4,000 and 7,000 attended the concert in Portland.^{[22][additional citation(s) needed]}

Claims of political censorship

Following the June 2020 concert in Minneapolis, Feucht stated on Twitter afterwards that he and senior Bethel pastor Beni Johnson were censored by Twitter and Instagram for sharing videos of the events and posting Bible verses.^{[23][24][additional citation(s) needed]} His posts were shared by Senator Josh Hawley who stated "Cancel culture meets #BigTech. Now @instagram is censoring a Christian worship leader who wants to post videos of praise and worship from places where there has recently been unrest."^{[24][better source needed]}

Political concerts

In September 2021, Feucht held a Let Us Worship memorial service for the September 11 attacks in Washington D.C., with former president Donald Trump giving a prerecorded address. The following day, worshippers walked around the city praying at the White House, the Supreme Court Building, the Lincoln Memorial, and other landmarks.^{[25][better source needed]}

During the 2022 congressional elections, Feucht performed at campaign rallies in support of Kari Lake and Doug Mastriano.^{[26][better source needed]}

In early 2023, Feucht announced a "Kingdom to the Capitol" tour, co-sponsored by Turning Point USA.^[27] The purpose of the tour is to visit every state capital, with swing states being the focus in the 2024 election year.^{[28][better source needed]} In response to this tour, dozens of religious leaders in the Pacific Northwest wrote a public letter denouncing him for "advancing LGBTQ+ bigotry in the language of religion." They were responding to Feucht's comments describing drag queens as "demonic, sick, [and] twisted" and arguing that they were "perverting the minds of children."^[29] The tour's last event will be held at the National Mall.^{[30][better source needed]}

ReAwaken America tour

Feucht has been an active participant in the ReAwaken America tour founded by Clay Clark and sponsored by Charisma News.^[31] At the August 2022 tour event in Batavia, New York, Feucht denounced "gender confusion [and] sexual perversion" among young people.^[32]

Disney protest

In April 2022, Feucht helped lead a protest against The Walt Disney Company for its opposition to anti-LGBTQ legislation.^{[33][additional citation(s) needed]}

Christian persecution and spiritual warfare aspects

At a Pennsylvania Kingdom to the Capitol tour rally in October 2024, Feucht stated that Christians have "abdicated authority" and that the Christian nationalist event "is actually not even political... This is actually the most biblical thing you can ever do."^{[30][better source needed]} Feucht states Christian persecution in the US is greater than that of other countries such as North Korea and Afghanistan, saying, "I have never endured the spiritual warfare that I have in the last two years of going to every capital in our nation".^{[30][better source needed]} Matthew D. Taylor calls his claims part of a 'Christian persecution neurosis' or 'complex' and criticizes Feucht for comparing Christians in the US to those receiving what he calls actual persecution in other countries that serve to motivate pushes for Christian dominance or supremacy.^[1]

Feucht has claimed the popularity of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz' 2024 campaign is due to demonic forces, ascribing it to "some serious demonic sorcery witchcraft thing" and stating that "they go to churches that are synagogues of Satan."^{[30][better source needed]}

Superspreader movie

Directed by Josh Franer and released in September of 2022, Superspreader: The Rise of #LetUsWorship, is a documentary that follows Evangelical Christian singer and activist Sean Feucht during the COVID-19 pandemic. The film chronicles the #LetUsWorship" movement, a series of outdoor worship concerts held across the United States in 2020 and 2021.

The film documents Feucht traveling to various cities to host large, mask-free musical gatherings. These events were often held without local permits as a form of protest against government-mandated lockdowns. The narrative centers on the tension between public health mandates (which restricted large gatherings to prevent virus transmission) and religious liberty. Feucht and his supporters argue that in-person worship is an essential right that should not be suspended by government authority.

Superspreader received a highly polarized reception, with reactions split sharply between the film’s subjects and its critics. Major outlets and health officials criticized the events depicted in the film- and the film's narrative itself for promoting misinformation.

The title of the film is a direct "reclamation" of a term used by critics, such as in a Rolling Stone profile titled "Jesus Christ, Superspreader?" which questioned the safety and ethics of the large gatherings.