VIDEO: Students raise money as protesters visit DePauw again Wednesday

The activist group from Brother Jed's School of Evangelism came back to Greencastle Wednesday for a virtual round two against DePauw University students, faculty and the local community in a protest against a myriad of world problems.

Topics this time around included feminism, the gay community, sexually transmitted diseases, marijuana, abortion and Planned Parenthood.

Police from DePauw and Greencastle took initiative to set up two layers of barricades Wednesday before protesters and students arrived at the Student Memorial Union building. (Banner Graphic/NICK WILSON)

Although the group's Sept. 25 visit to Indiana University in Bloomington and its Sept. 28 visit to Wabash College in Crawfordsville garnered little attention, the activists may have received more than they bargained for at DePauw.

Widespread reports that the group is targeting DePauw because of its stiff reactions circulated throughout the crowd Wednesday. However, the students surprised the lot and took things to yet another level by twisting the tasteless hate and turning it into something positive -- raising money to support "people of color, women, the LGBT community and people of all faiths."

"We had the idea to start raising money and started taking donations online (Tuesday) night," DePauw student Christine Betterman said. "The money will be split between the four groups."

Betterman, along with fellow students Sarah Guendert and Kelsey Surman, raised more than $2,000 in just two hours.

DePauw students (from left) Sarah Guendert, Kelsey Surman and Christine Betterman decided to turn the tables on the protesters by taking donations both online and in-person to support various liberal communities. (Banner Graphic/NICK WILSON)

Signs displaying "love wins" and "Jesus loves me" dotted the crowd while signs displaying "you deserve hell" and "be a ho no mo" faced back at them from the protesters.

DePauw Campus Police, the Greencastle Police Department and the Indiana State Police responded Wednesday and controlled the situation, preemptively placing two layers of barricades between protesters and students.

There were no arrests reported and not a single person was detained, compared to two temporary detainees last week.

The activist group from the Church of Ministry in Terre Haute returned Wednesday in larger numbers, this time setting up in front of the Student Memorial Union building at DePauw University. (Banner Graphic/NICK WILSON)