(AP) A sheriff’s deputy shot and wounded a man who was armed with a knife when deputies responded to a complaint that he had disrupted an outdoor church service in North Carolina on Sunday, authorities said. Investigators were trying to determine why the man, whose injuries didn’t appear life-threatening, interrupted the service outside Oak Grove Baptist Church in Waxhaw, … [Read more...] about Deputy Shot Armed Man Who Disrupted NC Outdoor Church Service
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California Ends Ban on In-Person Religious Services as One Church Takes Ban to US Supreme Court
(CBN News) California’s governor is finally willing to let houses of worship begin actual in-person worship again. On Memorial Day, Governor Gavin Newsom announced guidelines for such worship services two days after one Chula Vista church asked the U.S. Supreme Court to end Newsom’s ban on those in-person church, synagogue and mosque gatherings. The South Bay Pentecostal … [Read more...] about California Ends Ban on In-Person Religious Services as One Church Takes Ban to US Supreme Court
Baltimore Pastor Rips up Cease-And-Desist Letter Mid-Sermon: ‘We’re Gonna Do It God’s Way!’
(Fox News) A Baltimore pastor tore up a cease-and-desist letter mid-sermon Wednesday night after local officials threatened a $5,000 fine earlier in the week for holding in-person services. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced last Friday that houses of worship could reopen at 50 percent capacity, citing declining hospitalizations related to the coronavirus pandemic. He left … [Read more...] about Baltimore Pastor Rips up Cease-And-Desist Letter Mid-Sermon: ‘We’re Gonna Do It God’s Way!’
Arson Fire Destroys Mississippi Church That Fought to Reopen
(ChurchLeaders) Arson is suspected in an early-morning fire that destroyed First Pentecostal Church (FPC) in Holly Springs, Mississippi, on Wednesday. In the church parking lot, investigators found graffiti reading, “Bet you stay home now you hypokrits [sic].” For the past month, FPC has been in a legal battle with the city of Holly Springs, which deemed churches … [Read more...] about Arson Fire Destroys Mississippi Church That Fought to Reopen
Cautious Churches Close Again After Being Open for Several Weeks
(ChurchLeaders) At least two churches have closed their doors again after reopening at the end of April/beginning of May. Since the reopenings, several people affiliated with Holy Ghost Church in Texas and Catoosa Baptist Tabernacle in Georgia have tested positive for COVID-19, and one church leader has passed away in what might have been a virus-related death. … [Read more...] about Cautious Churches Close Again After Being Open for Several Weeks