![]() ![]() The brothers were transferred to another facility which Artur Pawlowski called “hell.” “I thought all of this is about health…about keeping people safe,” he said, “What a hoax…what a big fat lie,” because he said they were thrown in with 30 other inmates in a filthy cell. The jailer would walk by their jail cell and wave his hands back and forth in the air saying, “Praise the Lord” as he laughed and pointed at them. Instead of being treated like an animal, Artur Pawlowski said these guards “treated us like human beings.”Īrtur Pawlowski shared that one jailer mocked them for their faith. He gave them Bibles, mattresses, and even made coffee for them. The new staff sergeant said, “This is wrong” in regard to the way they were being treated. And that’s exactly what they did.” Explaining that after sitting on just concrete for 10 hours straight your body starts to hurt, and it’s very uncomfortable.Īfter there was a shift change, the pastor and his brother’s experience changed drastically. “If you want to torture someone, deprive them of sleep. The pastor said the jail cells they put the pastors in didn’t have mattresses, pillows, or blankets–just bare concrete. The Pawlowskis Detail Their Jail Experience After approximately 40 plus hours in jail, they were both released. The Polish-Canadian pastor and his brother David were arrested on and charged with “organizing an illegal in-person gathering.” Their crime was holding a church service that violated COVID-19 protocols. Recently arrested Pastor Artur Pawlowski gave listeners a stark warning in an interview with Rebel News: “They’re going to come after you it’s just a matter of time.”Īrtur Pawlowski told reporter Adam Soos, “We have become political prisoners in Canada because we dare to challenge their corruption…if they can do this to me they can do this to you and anyone that they wish.” The officer responded, “I have no reason to arrest you, alright. ![]() However, as we are still in a global pandemic, we all must comply with public health orders in order to ensure everyone’s safety and wellbeing.”Īs Stephens was handcuffed and placed in the back of a police car while his family watched in the driveway, his wife asked one of the officers, “You want to arrest me and take me away from them too?” pointing to her children. UPDATED June 17, 2021: Pastor Tim Stephens of Fairview Baptist Church in Southeast Calgary was arrested on Monday for a second time because he violated COVID-19 rules for holding an outdoor church service.Īuthorities said the arrest came after “repeated calls from concerned citizens regarding church services,” and that Stephens deliberately disregarded public health orders as he hosted a service that broke social distancing protocols and gathering capacity limits.Ī news release by Alberta Health Services stated “It is only when significant risk is identified or continued non-compliance is noted that AHS resorts to enforcement action…It is important to understand that law enforcement recognizes people’s desire to participate in faith-based gatherings. Spend as much time in prayer as he can and just look to the one who is just and as he entrusts himself to a faithful judge he can have full confidence that in the end this injustice will be addressed.” GraceLife Church’s Pastor James Coates who also spent days jail (35), many of them in isolation, for also violating COVID-19 health orders was at the peacefully rally and told Rebel News that Stephens has “got to keep his eyes on Christ and hold fast to the Word of God. But I think he’s prepared us to suffer well, to testify to the goodness of God and His goodness and sovereignty in the midst of all the things he leads us through.” Stephens shared that it was easier for her husband this time compared to his last arrest because he knew what to expect this time, but “for us knowing that it’s going to be longer is obviously more difficult. “Most of all we’re just thankful that most of these people here recognize the Lordship of Christ and are here to testify to that.” Raquel Stephens, Tim’s wife, told Rebel News “We’re just really grateful for everyone that’s come,” referring to those that gathered showing support for her husband outside of the prison facility he is being held at. The message is to the government that we will continue to gather despite their edicts.” Associate Pastor for Victoria Baptist Church, Trevor Stephens who is Tim’s brother said, “We as pastors have been given a command by God that we must obey Him and He has called the church to gather.
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