Grace Life Church

• Parkland County revokes GraceLife Church expansion permit

  In a 23-page decision, Parkland County revoked GraceLife Church's expansion development permit because of concerns over traffic and parking.

  Mar 27, 2025
  
• GraceLife Church parking lot packed Sunday as pastor returns after jail time

  GraceLife Church's pastor returned Sunday after spending time in jail for breaking health restriction. The parking lot was packed with church-goers.

  Canada

  Mar 28, 2021
  
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• Edmonton-area pastor arrested, charged after repeatedly ignoring COVID-19 rules

  After defying Alberta's COVID-19 rules and AHS orders for several weeks in a row, GraceLife Church pastor James Coates was arrested by RCMP following this past Sunday's service.

  Crime

  Feb 8, 2021
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• Alberta at standoff with Edmonton-area church over COVID rules; Dr. Hinshaw says she can’t intervene

  Dr. Deena Hinshaw said her hands are tied when it comes to a rural church defying COVID-19 restrictions by hosting Sunday services with hundreds of maskless congregants.

  Health

  Feb 1, 2021
• Rural church near Edmonton ordered to close for breaking COVID-19 rules after December warning

  Pastor James Coates and GraceLife Church, located just outside Edmonton in Parkland County, was ordered to close Friday after ignoring a warning issued in December.

  Jan 29, 2021
• Manitoba churches urge province to further loosen COVID-19 restrictions

  More than 50 Manitoba churches have signed a petition asking the province to lift COVID-19 restrictions on Sunday services.

  Health

  Jun 18, 2020