Alberta church that broke COVID restrictions will hold services in secret location until lockdowns end

Speaking to his congregation, the church's pastor James Coates said that "they can take our facility but we'll just find another one."

GraceLife Church was fenced off on the order of the Albertan government's health officials after they held services in violation of the province's coronavirus measures, according to CTV News.

A video posted to YouTube shows the pastor's service. It is unclear how many people attended this service, however, there has been a great deal of popular support advocating the essentiality of faith.

"Governments all over the world are counselling together in a unified effort to oppress the people they govern," said the pastor.

"Those who are faithful, those who follow Christ and confess that Jesus is Lord, are going to be the ones they have to silence and get out of the way because everyone else is going to fall in line."

GraceLife was shuttered earlier this month, and the province's officials have said that it may not reopen until they can "demonstrate the ability to comply with Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health's restrictions."