(ChurchLeaders) A pastor in Holland, Michigan, has garnered national attention for advising people in his congregation to “get it over with” and contract COVID-19. Brad Spencer, senior pastor of Lighthouse Baptist Church, also does not believe that safety precautions offer any provable protection against the virus.
“Several people [in the church] have had COVID, none have died yet,” said Pastor Brad Spencer in a sermon he preached on Nov. 15. “It’s OK. Get it, get it over with, press on.”
The Lighthouse Baptist Church pastor pointed out that he himself has contracted and recovered from the virus. “I had COVID,” he said. “Here I am. I’m fine, all right…Many people in the church have had it. We’re still here. Not one person has died. Stop freaking out. It’s just a virus.”