(U.S. News) A federal judge in North Carolina on Saturday sided with conservative Christian leaders and blocked the enforcement of restrictions that Gov. Roy Cooper ordered affecting indoor religious services during the coronavirus pandemic. The order from Judge James C. Dever III came days after two Baptist churches, a minister and a Christian revival group filed a federal … [Read more...] about N.C. Judge Blocks Governor’s Virus-Related Orders on Indoor Church Services
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Tony Spell: Church Will Comply With Orders When ‘they sell popsicles in hell’
(ChurchLeaders) Pastor Tony Spell of Life Tabernacle Church in East Baton Rouge, Louisiana is still defying state government orders concerning church gatherings. Drawing more than 1,000 people at his services during the pandemic, Spell has already been charged with a misdemeanor and arrested for other aggressive actions. However, the embattled minister doesn’t seem to be … [Read more...] about Tony Spell: Church Will Comply With Orders When ‘they sell popsicles in hell’
This Is Why Choirs Might Need to Stay Silent for a While
(ChurchLeaders) Based on an extensive study of a COVID-19 outbreak in a chorale in Washington state, churches that reopen should use caution when it comes to choirs and even congregational singing. This week the CDC issued a report about disease transmission among the Skagit Valley Chorale, which held two-and-a-half-hour rehearsals in Mount Vernon on March 3 and March 10. An … [Read more...] about This Is Why Choirs Might Need to Stay Silent for a While
Ringgold Church Cancels Services After 3 Church Members Test Positive for COVID-19
(WRCBtv) A church in Ringgold is discontinuing in-person services after health officials confirmed multiple church members tested positive for COVID-19. This comes just a few weeks after resuming with the OK from Governor Brian Kemp — whose stay-at-home order expired on April 30th. Members of Catoosa Baptist Tabernacle who were praying for an end to COVID-19 are now … [Read more...] about Ringgold Church Cancels Services After 3 Church Members Test Positive for COVID-19
Clever Teacher Brings Worship to the Kids at Her Apartment Complex
(ChurchLeaders) What do you do when the children in your neighborhood are feeling anxious due to being under a coronavirus lockdown? How do you comfort children who miss going to church and seeing their friends? A beloved Sunday school teacher in Kenya came up with a clever solution. She brought the church to the children who live in her apartment complex by … [Read more...] about Clever Teacher Brings Worship to the Kids at Her Apartment Complex