Evangelical, right-wing ‘King’s Army’ group disrupts traffic in historic LGBTQ+ London district
The ‘King’s Army’ blocked traffic in Soho, London to spread homophobic messages. (X/Twitter)
A right-wing evangelical group called the King’s Army have marched through Soho chanting homophobic slogans and disrupting traffic.
The King’s Army took to Old Compton Street, home to famous queer bar the Admiral Duncan pub as well as well-known nightclub G-A-Y, on (5 October) dressed in black shirts and chanting anti-LGBTQ+ slogans.
Launched in 2024, the non-denominational evangelical group describes itself as a “spiritual army” combatting so-called “sin, cultural decay, and darkness” by “making disciples” and “raising soldiers.”
In a video posted by right-wing lobbyists Turning Point UK (TPUK), a section of the group blocked traffic in the middle of the LGBTQ+ street while chanting “Jesus saves” to visibly confused passers by.
Activists from the ‘King’s Army’ block traffic in Soho in protest of the immoral culture in the ‘sex district’. pic.twitter.com/sVHN0F1qSW
— Turning Point UK 🇬🇧 (@TPointUK) October 4, 2025
The Metropolitan police confirmed they engaged with the crowd, but reported no offences during the march.
However, the ‘militant’ evangelical group’s presence in the district could, in fact, violate public order and anti-fascism laws in the UK.
Under the Public Order Act 1936, which was designed to combat paramilitary groups in the UK, it is against the law for protestors or groups to wear uniforms signifying their association with a political organisation.
Furthermore, the law prohibits the organisation or training of associations as a means to promote a political viewpoint.
Who are the King’s Army?
The group, which has vowed on multiple occasions to take a stand over what it deems as “immoral” political issues, such as abortion rights, insists it is “not a political organisation” and does not “stand for, represent, or align ourselves with any political party.”
The protest was widely mocked by social media users, many of whom accused the group of dressing up in “quasi blackshirt style uniforms” and chanting “cringeworthy” homophobic expressions.
Others noted that TPUK previously argued protestors blocking traffic should be “physically removed” in a 2021 post, adding: “If the police don’t have the spine to deal with these problem causers, let the people sort it.”
Previously known as “Jesus At The Door”, the King’s Army takes a militant approach to evangelical teaching. Its website says the group wants Christians to “stop living like civilians and start fighting like soldiers.”
One of its tactics in achieving this are army-style drills, which explicitly it explicitly states are designed to “remove individuality” in its members.
