The Covenant, the Sword, and the Arm of the Lord

The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord (CSA)

The group adopted the USAEUR's shoulder sleeve insignia, which can be seen on CSA uniforms.[1]
Formation	1971
Dissolved	April 19, 1985
Type	White nationalism Christian Identity Survivalism
Location	United States
Leader	James Dennis Ellison
Second-in-command	Kerry Wayne Noble
In Charge of Internal Security	Kent Yates[2]
Affiliations	The Order, Aryan Nations, Elohim City

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The Covenant, the Sword, and the Arm of the Lord (CSA) was a far-right survivalist anti-government militia which advocated Christian Identity and was active in the United States during the 1970s and early 1980s. The CSA developed from a Baptist congregation, the Zarephath-Horeb Community Church, which was founded in 1971 in Pontiac, Missouri. Over time, Zarephath-Horeb evolved into an extremist militant group and it was rechristened the CSA. The group operated a large compound in northern Arkansas which was known as "the Farm".

In April 1985, federal and state law enforcement officials who had been investigating the CSA for weapons violations and terrorist acts carried out a three-day siege of their compound. Following a peaceful resolution, officers arrested and later convicted the CSA's top leaders, eventually causing the organization to dissolve.^[3]