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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Savannah Peters

A Christian pastor called Arapaho ceremonies 'idol worship.' Now the tribe wants her church gone

Reservation Church Controversy - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Every Sunday morning on the Wind River Reservation, congregants gather at Foundations for Nations Church to pray while protesters outside do the same.

The two rituals have unfolded in parallel since the Christian church's pastor, Sarah Lucas, preached a sermon condemning Arapaho ceremonial ways.

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