(NBC Bay Area) A San Jose pastor appeared in court Tuesday afternoon on a contempt charge after he defied Santa Clara County’s coronavirus health orders by holding weekly indoor church services for hundreds of people.
Mike McClure, pastor with Calvary Church San Jose, continued to hold indoor services even after the church was slapped with hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines and was ordered by a judge to halt services, according to the county, who added that the church held such gatherings as recently as Thanksgiving eve.