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New York Pastor Threatened With $1,000 Fine for Holding Drive-In Church Service

May 19, 2020 by Staff

(Fox News) A New York church with 40 members held a drive-in service Sunday after being warned by police that it was a violation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo‘s stay-at-home order amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Pastor Samson Ryman, who leads Central Bible Baptist Church in upstate New York, held his first drive-in service May 3 with 23 attendees in 18 vehicles. The next day the Massena Police Department issued an informal cease-and-desist to the pastor.

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