MADISON, Ala. (WHNT) — North Alabama residents chanted outside the Movement Church Thursday night after a "Quarterly Meet-up with Dale Strong", advertised as a public event, turned private.

The Republican Women of Madison hosted the speaking engagement with Congressman Strong. Event attendees said the group posted on both their Facebook page and the Movement Church's website that it was a public event. Those attendees said they were turned away at the door without warning, with law enforcement officials stating that the event is now private.

"We noticed that there were a number of people standing outside, and I wasn't sure whether they were just waiting to go in," Event attendee Pete Robertson said. "So the closer we got, we heard that you would not be admitted unless you had an RSVP. An

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