ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WSVN) — Two pastors were arrested in St. Petersburg after they used prayer and protest to block crews from painting over a “Black History Matters” street mural.

The Rev. Andy Oliver with the Allendale United Methodist Church and the Rev. Benedict Atherton-Zeman with the Unitarian Universalist Church said they learned a crew from Florida Department of Transportation was targeting the mural, located in front of the Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American History Museum, Friday night.

So they insisted on having one last moment before the paint came out.

“What I said was, ‘Mother Goddess, Father God, spirit of life, thank you for this ability to do your work in this world,'” said Atherton-Zeman.

The pastors arrived and began to pray on top of the street mural.

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