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A Kill List Targeted Churches. Here’s How We Stopped It
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- May 26, 2026
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If this debrief helped you, please consider upgrading your subscription. Facebook | X | Instagram | YouTube | LinkedIn | Threads | TikTok A Kill List Targeted Churches. Here’s How We Stopped It. On July 10th, 2025, a 277 page email landed in hundreds of inboxes across the Treasure Valley of Idaho and across the country. It named police officers. It named judges. It named church members. It listed home addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, children, and workplaces. Then, in plain English, it told people to “go hunt and kill.” My church was not named in the original document, but we became involved soon after. Friends of mine were named. People I do life with on Sundays were named. Churches in our area were named. The threat was real, and the response had to be immediate. What happened over the next 48 hours is the reason no one in this story was murdered. That did not happen because we got lucky. It happened because churches in our area had already built the relationships, the intelligence network, and the law enforcement connections needed to respond before the threat reached our doors. What Happened The couple behind the email was Jonathan and Jolene Harms of Boise, Idaho. They had previously been members of Table Rock Church in Boise and had been excommunicated. They were angry about it, and they believed they had a divine commission to bring judgment against the people who had removed them. On July 10th, they put that belief into a 277 page manifesto and emailed it to hundreds of people. The document named more than 20 victims by name, home address, phone number, and email address. It named their children. It named their workplaces. It named churches. The document specifically condemned several churches, including Table Rock Church in Boise, Bethlehem Baptist i…