Christians Gather to Protest 'Church of Lucifer' Opening in Texas

The controversial "Church of Lucifer" in the small town of Old Town Spring, Texas opened this week amid protests from locals who argue the church promotes worship of Satan and evil.

The Church of Lucifer opened recently in the small town near Houston and was greeted by protesters, including many Christians who argue the church promotes the worship of Satan.

The church's co-founder, Jacob No, recently told local media outlets that the purpose of the church is misunderstood, arguing that it is not meant to directly worship Satan as a Supreme being.

"We worship the Complete Self. We exalt in forbidden knowledge and the paths to power," the church's mission statement reads, as reported by the Christian News Network. "Without the proverbial serpent in the tree, humanity would not be the incredible creature you see in the mirror."

Several of the protesters who gathered in front of the Church of Lucifer during its grand opening, identified as Christian and argued that they were protesting the church's supposed purpose of devil worshipping.

"We are all Christians here, together against this," Christine Weick, one of the protesters, told the local ABC 13 media outlet. "We ought to be filling up the whole street here that they have to pass through us to get into that church."

Along with protesters, the church was also reportedly been vandalized twice since it opened over the weekend. One vandalism including unknown assailants throwing a large object and subsequently smashing the church's front window, while another report states that a protester cut down a tree branch, damaging the church's roof.