A document filed with the U.S. Justice Department names hundreds of churches across seven states as targets of a foreign-government-funded ad campaign. Almost none of them were told.
Is your church in the filing? 490 churches across seven states — each listed by name, city, and estimated size.
This isn't a rumor. It's FARA Registration No. 7653, filed September 27, 2025. The full church list is in the exhibit.
Open the federal filing (PDF) →
In September 2025, a company registered with the federal government as a foreign agent — working on behalf of a foreign country's government. That's legal, as long as you file the paperwork. They filed it. And the paperwork laid out their plan.
You don't have to land anywhere on the politics involved to feel uneasy about that. The issue here is: the people in the pews — your neighbors, your family — were turned into an advertising audience during worship, and nobody asked them or their church first.
Campaigns like this work quietly. The single most effective thing an ordinary person can do is make it un-quiet. Start here.
Search the list above. If your church is on it, ask your pastor if they were informed. Most weren't.
Alert your congregation, contact local media, file a complaint with the FARA Unit: (202) 233-0777.
If your search turned up churches near you, here's how to act on it. These three in California's Coachella Valley show the pattern — every church has public contact info on its own website, and the attendance figure comes straight from the filing. Reach out kindly: the church is the one being used here, not the one at fault.
Your local TV station or newspaper takes news tips — usually a "tips" email or phone line on their website. Named local churches plus a real federal filing is exactly the kind of accountability story they exist to chase.
This page exists to point people toward a public record — nothing more. It isn't legal advice, and it isn't about taking a political side. It's about consent.