White House Faith Office Advisor Paula White, left, condemned the incident in Minnesota. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
Chappell called on the Department of Justice to launch an investigation into the incident and "apprehend those who broke the law."
"We must protect religious liberty in this country," Chappell told his congregation at Lancaster Baptist Church in California.
Albert Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, condemned the incident as "unspeakably evil." He also urged law enforcement to take swift action.
DOJ LAUNCHES CIVIL RIGHTS INVESTIGATION AFTER MINNESOTA AGITATORS STORM CHURCH
"I normally do not post to social media on the Lord’s Day, but the unspeakably evil intrusion of a leftist mob into a Christian worship service today in Minneapolis must be called out for what it is—and Federal authorities should be fast and effective in response. May God bless this steadfast pastor, this faithful Gospel church, and the members who were traumatized, including children and youth. This was nothing less than the desecration of Christian worship.
Anti-ICE agitators who stormed a church in the Twin Cities during a service on Sunday. (Speak MLPS)
"I just spoke to the Pastor in Minnesota whose church was targeted. Attacks against law enforcement and the intimidation of Christians are being met with the full force of federal law," Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement.
"If state leaders refuse to act responsibly to prevent lawlessness, this Department of Justice will remain mobilized to prosecute federal crimes and ensure that the rule of law prevails," she added.
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Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant attorney general for civil rights, said she and her team are "hard at work" investigating the incident.
"We will not rest until we are able to deliver justice," Dhillon said in a statement.
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