Image: Shelly Jan / Sean Feucht is pictured at Sunday's concert at an Abbotsford farm near the U.S. border.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Outdoor concert

Abbotsford farm hosts outspoken American musician, after City of Abbotsford denies permit

Aug 25, 2025 | 8:46 AM

ABBOTSFORD — After the City of Abbotsford said it would not issue a permit for an American Christian musician who was outspoken in the Make America Great Again movement, Sean Feucht led worship instead at an Abbotsford farm Sunday afternoon near the U.S. border.

An estimated 3,000 people attended a concert, or revival meeting as Feucht prefers to call it, at a rural property on Clearbrook Road near the U.S. border Sunday afternoon amid sweltering temperatures in the mid 30s. The concert was scheduled for 2:45 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

AbbyPD Sgt. Paul Walker provided the estimated crowd count to Fraser Valley Today and said there were no protests or incidents associated with the concert.

A video posted on Feucht’s X account shows a long lineup of cars entering the property with an Abbotsford Police Department vehicle in the background. There were no apparent issues with counter-protesters based on the AbbyPD’s weekend recap that it released Monday morning.

Image: Sean Feucht via X / Lineup of cars waiting to enter Sunday’s concert in Abbotsford near the U.S. border.

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One person who attended Sunday’s concert blasted the City of Abbotsford for its permit denial.

“Abbotsford city staffers bowed down to people who are haters of Christians by cancelling Sean Feucht’s permit,” Shelly Jan wrote on Facebook. “SHAME ON THEM. Thank you to the Farmer who allowed them to hold the outdoor worship service on his land. Over 1,000 people came to lift up the name of Jesus!”

The city said previously said in a statement that the permit for the proposed Aug. 24 show at Mill Lake Park was denied because of the potential for protesters and counter-protesters.

B.C. Conservative legislator Heather Maahs, who represents Chilliwack North, said on the social media platform X that Abbotsford’s decision “undermines the principles of an open, democratic society.”

Maahs said the cancellation raises serious concerns about freedom of expression, religion and peaceful assembly.

Feucht ran unsuccessfully as a Republican candidate for Congress in 2020 and has been criticized for remarks on social issues like abortion.

Six of his concerts in Central and Eastern Canada were cancelled.

“Given the recent publicity surrounding the proposed event, the city believes that the event could potentially attract significant numbers of protesters and counter-protesters in addition to attendees,” the City of Abbotsford said in its statement.

“These factors, among others, make the community safety considerations of the proposed event extremely difficult to mitigate, and the city found that no permit conditions could adequately address the potential risks to the public.”

Feucht criticized the cancellation on X.

“You can no longer call Abbotsford the ‘Bible Belt’ of B.C. when they cancel outdoor worship to Jesus,” Feucht said in the post.