Alberta Pastor Tim Stephens Arrested a Second Time

The Fairview Baptist Church is seen in Calgary, Alta., Canada, on May 17, 2021. Fairview Baptist Church Pastor Tim Stephens was arrested Sunday for organizing a church service that police say did not comply with public health orders on masking, physical distancing and attendance limits. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

Pastor Tim Stephens of the Fairview Baptist Church in Calgary has been arrested for the second time for allegedly holding worship services that defy the Alberta Health Service’s (AHS) public health orders.

The Calgary Police Service (CPS) arrested Stephens at his home on Monday, a day after he held an outdoor church service for his congregation, according to a news release from the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, the non-profit legal organization that’s representing Stephens in court.