• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Christian News Now

Christian News Now

News for the Thinking Christian

  • Home
  • U.S.
  • World
  • Church
  • Faith
  • Tech & Science
  • Family
  • Entertainment
  • Sports

California Church Defies Gov Newsom’s Order to Remain Closed, Backs ‘Recall’ Effort

August 4, 2020 by Staff

(LifeSite News)  Southern California may be the last place someone would expect to find God-fearing, Christian Americans fighting to preserve the constitutional right to religious liberty. But that’s exactly what LifeSite correspondent Jim Hale discovered when he traveled to Chino Hills, California last week.

A month ago, Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom issued a dictatorial measure that essentially forced churches in the state to shut down altogether. 

But Calvary Chapel Chino Hills refused to obey and kept its doors open. 

“Satan doesn’t want people to know Christ,” Gina Gleason, Calvary Chapel’s director of faith and public told LifeSite. “People are coming here, being saved, hearing the word of God.”

Gleason believes that “we’re just seeing something supernatural here.”

read more

Filed Under: Church

Primary Sidebar

Trending News

Joseph Duggar Says He’s Reading the Bible in Solitary Confinement in Jail Call With Wife Kendra

‘Heartbroken’—Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar Respond to Son Joseph’s Arrest for Alleged Abuse

Hannah Harper: Performing Chris Tomlin’s ‘At the Cross’ on ‘American Idol’ Was an ‘Opportunity To Give an Invitation’

‘I’m Ready for Easter’—Carrie Underwood Responds to ‘Songs of Faith’ Performances on ‘American Idol’

RSS ChurchLeaders

  • Breaking Barriers Before Breaking 200
  • DC Talk Cofounder Kevin Max Quietly Divorces Wife, Gets Remarried

RSS Faithit

  • WATCH: Jase and Missy Robertson School the World on the Power of a Godly Marriage
  • Why Are Christians So Mean?

RSS ForEveryMom

  • Dear God, Help Me Be a Better Mom
  • These Breathtaking Real-Life Marriage Vows Will Put the “I Do” In Every Day

Footer

About Us
Privacy Statement
Terms and Conditions
Cookie Settings
Contact Us
Newsletter

Search

Copyright © 2026 · Christian News Now