(ChurchLeaders) The government of the Canadian province of Manitoba has modified public health orders to allow churches to hold drive-in services, which previously had not been permitted under any circumstances. This news comes after Church of God Restoration and Springs Church (the latter of which recently lost a court battle) received hefty fines for defying the government’s ban.
“Drive-in events are allowed, but are a temporary and time-limited measure,” said Manitoba’s chief public health officer, Dr. Brent Roussin in a press conference Tuesday. “This section of the orders will be subject to compliance. If we find that drive-in events are not being restricted to households within the same vehicle or people are getting out of their vehicles at these events, the orders will be subject to change.”