Landlord evicts Indiana church that posted sign saying, 'LGBTQ is a hate crime against God. Repent."

An Indiana church that posted an anti-LGBTQ message on a sign outside its building has been evicted, the Christian Post reported.

"LGBTQ is a hate crime against God, Repent," the sign read.

The message outraged many community members who posted comments on the church's Facebook account, which is no longer active, according to the Christian Post. Some had planned to hold a protest in front of the church.

A church member, who was not identified, confirmed that the church was forced out of its space, according to WPTA-TV, but would not confirm or deny the church's plans to relocate.

Some members of the Remnant Fellowship Church in Auburn told WANE-TV that it stands firm about its message placed on the sign June 27, saying it comes from the Bible's teachings.

"We're trying to reach a certain group of people. They're being told in our culture that homosexuality, transvestites, lesbianism, and sexual immorality is OK. But the Bible clearly says that those who practice these things will not inherit the Kingdom of God," church elder Robert Sturges told WANE. "In fact, it warns them that the wrath of God will abide upon them. And in the judgment, they will be lost and they will be sent to hell forever. We believe that. That's our faith."

What do community members say?

Auburn resident Tiffany Johnston said she found the message hurtful and doesn't want her kids growing up in a hateful world.

"It makes me upset. I'm outraged and disgusted by it," Johnston told WANE late last month. "It's judging people. I felt judged and I'm not even in that community. But I have family members that are. So it really really upset me. I don't think it should be up here. I think it should be taken down because all it's doing is spreading hate."

Kristin Russell was so upset about the sign's message that she "took matters into my own hands," she wrote in a comment on the TV station's Facebook page.

She changed the sign to read, "Remnant Fellowship Church Stay Open Minded." But the church quickly changed the sign back, according to WANE.

Russell was among those who planned to protest outside the church, according to the Christian Post.

What else did the church say?

The elder maintained its not intolerant to the LGBTQ community.

"We do love them," Sturges told WANE. "But we want to warn them that they are headed toward a cliff and if they keep going that way, they'll be destroyed. And that is what the sign is about."

Last week, the church wrote on Facebook that the sign was meant to reach a "wicked and filthy generation," the Christian Post reported. It went on to add that "Jesus can save the vilest of sinners, many of us were saved out of wicked lives. Nothing is too hard for God."

The post continued by citing I Corinthians 6:9-11 from the Bible: "Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the Kingdom of God. And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God."

The landlord did not immediately return a request for comment from Newsweek.

What do other church leaders in Auburn say?

Tom Cupka, the pastor at the nearby First Christian Church, said his members are allowed to believe whatever they want about sexual orientation.

"We're going to worship in unity," Tom Cupka told WANE in an earlier interview. "Anyone who is pursuing faith is going to be fed. A message like that, that is displayed there would tend to be exclusive, it would exclude people from that particular denomination or that particular community and that would not resonate with us at all. We're not going to go head to head with somebody. Our job is not to dictate your faith, but to feed you God's word."