Street Preacher Assaulted by Pedestrian During Outreach in West Hollywood’s LGBT District

August 24, 2026

Members of an Arizona-based street evangelism ministry say they were attacked while sharing the Gospel in West Hollywood’s LGBT “Rainbow District.”

Christianity Daily reports that David Hoffman of His Kingdom Enterprises and other evangelists were conducting an outreach in the West Hollywood area on Aug. 16 when fellow team member David Ramirez was allegedly struck from behind by an unidentified person.

Video from the incident shows Ramirez speaking to people gathered near a rainbow-painted crosswalk and saying, “Receive Jesus as your Savior; I want you to enter the Kingdom of God,” shortly before a pedestrian appeared to assault him.

In a caption accompanying the video, Ramirez said he had been struck two or three times, including a blow to the throat that hit his Adam’s apple and temporarily left him unable to speak.

According to a report from the Christian Post, Hoffman said the suspect, whose face is not clearly visible in the footage, walked away while “cursing him out,” as others nearby also joined in.

Hoffman said he contacted police following the incident, but added that “they were not much help.”

Hoffman said the team had not realized before arriving how strongly the area was associated with LGBT culture, saying, “Nevertheless, God cares about the people there and wants them to repent of their sins and receive Jesus Christ. We were not preaching in a provocative way. We weren’t really talking about the sin of homosexuality or calling any group out.”

According to witnesses, the confrontation took place outside Sweetwater, a lesbian bar near San Vicente and Santa Monica Boulevards.

Photo: top, Credit: His Kingdom Enterprises/David Hoffman