CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) Starting Wednesday, houses of worship across Mecklenburg County are required to abide by the county’s COVID-19 mask mandate.
Earlier this month Mecklenburg County commissioners voted to extend the mandate to churches too. While some local religious leaders have already expressed their opinions on mask mandates, at least one church congregation won’t need to worry about the government order. Wedgewood Church in south Charlotte is still bringing its congregation together in a virtual setting.
Melba Evans, ministerial coordinator at Wedgewood, explained that her congregation has taken the pandemic very seriously. While members of the church community have been allowed to volunteer with the church food pantry, no in-person religious gatherings are being held. Evans said the congregation hasn’t gathered together for in-person worship since the beginning of the pandemic.