Federal security forces blocked clergy from having a prayer vigil in front of a Washington, D.C., church on Wednesday the same church that President Donald Trump freely strode up to days earlier for his photo shoot with a Bible.

More than 100 interfaith clergy answered a call from the Episcopal Diocese of Washington to gather outside St. Johns Church at Lafayette Square, directly across from the White House, for a prayer vigil on Wednesday afternoon. But an expanded security perimeter around the White House prevented the faith leaders from congregating on church property prompting them to scramble to find another place to meet and pray.

The change led to a truncated vigil several hundred feet away from St. Johns Church, as well as confusion and tension between the clergy and some young protesters.