A dinner gala for a Tulsa-based evangelical political advocacy group hosted State Superintendent Ryan Walters March 6, but almost as many people attended to protest outside.

Walters was speaking at a gala involving city elders and religious leaders. Protestors outside were standing against his recent efforts to send 500 Bibles to schools in Oklahoma.

State Superintendent Ryan Walters speaks tonight in Glenpool for a group that believes they are “anointed” by God to run government.

Protesters gather outside Glenpool convention center as Superintendent Ryan Walters visits

Protestors gathered at a private event Thursday night in Glenpool featuring State Superintendent Ryan Walters. It was hosted by City Elders, a Christian group of religious and civic leaders.