Sean Feucht
Sean Feucht | |
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 Feucht performing in 2021 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | August 15, 1983 |
| Origin | Redding, California |
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Sean Feucht is an American Christian singer, songwriter, former worship leader at Bethel Church, and founder of the Let Us Worship movement. He ran unsuccessfully as a Republican in California's 3rd Congressional District.[1]
Since running for Congress, Feucht has hosted large outdoor worship gatherings to protest government restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These events have seen thousands of people gather to worship.[2][3]
Biography
Feucht was born in Montana and moved to Virginia. He graduated from Oral Roberts University. He became a volunteer worship leader at Bethel Church and joined their record label.[1]
Feucht and 50 other worship leaders visited President Donald Trump for a faith briefing at the White House amid the run-up to the first impeachment of Trump in December 2019. Feucht said of the event, "We just laid our hands on him and prayed for him. It was like a real(sic) intense, hardcore prayer."[4]
Feucht founded Burn 24-7, a prayer and worship movement, in 2005 while attending Oral Roberts University,[5] and Light a Candle in 2010, an international outreach movement which hosts short term mission trips and child sponsorships.[6]
2020 congressional campaign
Feucht ran as a Republican for California's 3rd congressional district in 2020, coming in third place with 14% of the votes, finishing behind John Garamendi and Tamika Hamilton in the March 3 primary.[7] Feucht ran a socially conservative campaign, which was against high taxes and staunchly critical of abortion calling it "the slaughter of the unborn and the newborn."[1] Some other issues he wanted to focus on were homelessness and affordable housing in California, and he wanted to give parents more rights regarding mandatory vaccination and sex education.[8]
Concerts and political activism during the COVID-19 pandemic
During the later 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 and bring revival and hope to Americans. These concerts were later expanded to focus on cities with George Floyd protests and help bring racial reconciliation to them. Feucht labeled the movement Let Us Worship. [9] Feucht stated, "We just feel this call to really target cities that are under extreme turmoil and despair and brokenness" and said it was a new Jesus Movement.[10] Bethel Church, where Feucht is a worship leader, did not financially support him, but wrote a statement of support for his movement and vision.[9]
In June 2020, Feucht held a worship session at the site of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota and started a revival, 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 gender identity politics and abortion in online posts prior to the worship session.[11][12] He 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.[13][14] 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."[14]
In August 2020, Feucht led similar worship concerts called "Riots to Revival" in Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington.[15] 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.[15] Feucht claimed that between 4,000 and 7,000 attended the concert in Portland.[2]
In September 2020, Feucht attempted to hold a Labor Day "prayer rally" at Seattle's Gas Works Park, but the city closed the park even though all its major parks remained open, Feucht held the rally in the street across from the park.[16] He originally failed to get a permit, but the city allowed the rally when he called it a "worship protest".[10] 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.[17]
In October 2020, a day before the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, Feucht hosted a revival and night of worship in front of the capitol. One of the most renowned Let Us Worship gatherings, it featured around 35,000 thousands people along with special guests such as Meredith Andrews, Senator Josh Hawley, , and Jentezen Franklin.
At the end of December 2020, Feucht held a New Years celebration on Azusa Street in Los Angeles, California, with guest speakers Matthew Barnett, Shannon Grove, and Rob McCoy.[18]
Feucht held a multi-day 9/11 memorial service on September 11, 2021, with former President Donald Trump doing a prerecorded address. This was followed by a revival the following day, where worshippers walked around the city praying at many different landmarks.[citation needed][where?]
Personal life
Feucht has a wife, Kate, and four children, Keturah, Malachi, Ezra, and Zion.[19]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| US Christ. [20] | ||
| Seattle Sessions |
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| Caught In the Flow |
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| Rebirth and Reclamation |
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| Your Presence Is Enough |
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| Keep This Love Alive |
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| Songs for Nations |
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| Messengers |
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| Sacred Mountains |
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| The Things We Did at First |
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37 |
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
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| US Christ. [20] |
US Indie [21] |
US Heat. [22] |
UK C&G | ||
| Kingdoms |
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| Victorious One – Live at Bethel |
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| Wild |
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41 | 41 | 9 | 5[23] |
| Let Us Worship – Portland |
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| Let Us Worship – Sacramento |
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| Let Us Worship – Washington, D.C. |
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38 | — | — | — |
| Let Us Worship – Texas |
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| Let Us Worship – Azusa (wiith Kim Walker-Smith) |
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33 | — | — | — |
Extended plays
- Boundary Lines (2014)
- Let Us Worship – Tulsa (2020)
- Let Us Worship – Seattle (2020)
- Let Us Worship – Los Angeles (2020)
- Let Us Worship – New Jersey (2020)
- Let Us Worship – New York City (2020)
- Let Us Worship – Nashville (2020)
- Boston (2020)
Singles
| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | "Raise Our Voice" | Non-album single |
Bibliography
- Byrd, Andy; — (September 1, 2010). Fire and Fragrance : From the Great Commandment to the Great Commission. Destiny Image Publishers. ISBN 978-0768432909.
- Lucier, Art; Garlington Sr., Joseph; Lockhart, Sandy; Billman, Nic; Brundidge, Caleb; —; Gibson, Vince; Meyer, Julie; Mitchell, Steve; King, Patricia (November 1, 2011). Worship The King: An Inspiring Devotional That Draws the Heart Into His Presence. XP Publishing. ISBN 978-1936101993.
References
- ^ a b c Parke, Caleb (September 30, 2019). "Worship leader runs for Congress in California: 'Morals are low, taxes are high'". Fox News. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
- ^ a b Wallace, Danielle (August 9, 2020). "Portland sees thousands worship amid coronavirus restrictions hours before riots, fire at police union". Fox News. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- ^ Iboshi, Kyle (August 9, 2020). "Hundreds gather at Portland waterfront Saturday evening, without masks, to see controversial worship leader". The Oregonian. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- ^ Parke, Caleb (December 11, 2019). "Pastors, worship leaders pray for Trump in Oval Office amid impeachment fight". Fox News. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- ^ https://www.seanfeucht.com/burn-247
- ^ https://www.seanfeucht.com/light-a-candle
- ^ "California 2020 Super Tuesday Presidential Primary Election Results". KCRA-TV. March 4, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ Sestanovich, Nick (February 21, 2020). "Sean Feucht sees self as 'outsider' in congressional race". The Reporter. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ a b Iati, Marisa; Bailey, Sarah Pulliam (September 16, 2020). "Christian worship leader brings controversial prayer rallies to cities roiled by protests". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
- ^ a b Duin, Julia (September 8, 2020). "Christian musician Sean Feucht held defiant Seattle worship protest after concert was banned". Religion News Service. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
- ^ Graham, Ruth (June 29, 2020). "The Street Corner Where George Floyd Was Killed Has Become a Christian Revivalist Site". Slate. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
- ^ Montgomery, Peter (June 18, 2020). "Sean Feucht Calls Black Lives Matter Movement a 'Fraud,' Seeks to Turn 'Riots' Into 'Revival'". Right Wing Watch. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ Kumar, Anugrah (June 27, 2020). "Bethel Music's Sean Feucht calls out Instagram, Twitter for censoring Bible verses, worship videos". The Christian Post. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
- ^ a b Givas, Nick (June 25, 2020). "Hawley blasts big tech for 'censoring' Christian worship leader". Fox News. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
- ^ a b Foley, Ryan (August 10, 2020). "Thousands attend Sean Feucht's 'Riots to Revival' event in Portland: 'Church is rising up'". Christian Post. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ Misciagna, Vanessa (September 7, 2020). "Hundreds attend 'worship protest' in the streets after Seattle closed Gas Works Park to large crowds". KING-TV. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ^ Smith, Samuel (September 18, 2020). "Police prevent Sean Feucht and team from setting up for worship night in Chicago". Christian Post. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- ^ Holland, Gale (December 30, 2020). "COVID-19 'super-spreader' event feared in L.A. as Christian singer defies health order for concerts". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ "About". Sean Feucht. Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- ^ a b "Sean Feucht Chart History | Billboard". Billboard. Christian Albums. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ "Sean Feucht Chart History | Billboard". Billboard. Independent Albums. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ "Sean Feucht Chart History | Billboard". Billboard. Heatseekers Albums. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ "Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart Top 20 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. November 9, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
External links
- Performers of contemporary worship music
- COVID-19 pandemic in California
- California Republicans
- Oral Roberts University alumni
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- Candidates in the 2020 United States elections
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- 21st-century American guitarists
- 21st-century American male singers
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