Church

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  Judge Allows N.C. Churches to Meet: 'There Is No Pandemic Exception to the Constitution' On Saturday, a federal judge decided that North Carolina churches would be allowed to meet indoors despite a 10 person limit put in place by the state's governor.  Michael Foust May 18, 2020
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  New York Church Fights Back after Being Threatened with $1,000 Fine for Drive-In Church Service Earlier this month a New York church was threatened with a $1,000 fine for holding a drive-in church service. The church is now challenging the fine. Amanda Casanova May 18, 2020
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  United Methodists Would've Met This Week to Consider a Split. What Are They Doing Instead? Calls to split the United Methodist denomination have grown since last year’s special session of the United Methodist General Conference approved the so-called Traditional Plan strengthening its bans on the... Emily McFarlan Miller May 18, 2020
• Clergy, Scientists Grapple with thoughts of Worship without Congregational Singing Scientists are urging churches to consider worshiping without congregational singing because they believe singing could spread the coronavirus. Adelle M. Banks May 18, 2020
• California Church Files Class Action Suit against Zoom after Bible Study Is Flooded with Porn A church in San Francisco has filed a class action lawsuit against Zoom for its lack of security measures. Milton Quintanilla May 15, 2020
• Some Virginia Churches Begin to Reopen but at 50 Percent Capacity Some churches in Virginia are beginning to open back up, but at a 50 percent capacity and while adhere to social distancing regulations. Amanda Casanova May 15, 2020
• Reopening Small and Mid-Sized Churches: A Discussion on Leading after COVID-19 A panel of pastors have come together to offer advice to churches on how they should approach state reopenings amid the coronavirus pandemic. William Vanderbloemen May 14, 2020
• Survey Shows Faith Can Prosper in Online Services According to a new Pew Research survey, of those affiliated with a religious tradition, 81.2% indicated that their house of worship had shifted to broadcasting services over the internet. Ryan Burge May 14, 2020
• Rev. Barber's Poor People's Campaign Calls for Resistance to Reopening Plans A grassroots campaign is urging churches to resist state plans calling for the reopening of the economy. Yonat Shimron May 14, 2020
• San Diego Church Organizes the Repair of 263,000 Protective Masks for Healthcare Workers A megachurch in California has led the charge of repairing more than 260,000 N95 medical masks for healthcare professionals fighting against the coronavirus. Will Maule May 13, 2020
• 'Stand Up and Roar': Megachurch Pastor Urges Churches across U.S. to Meet, Even If it Violates Orders A megachurch pastor out of Kentucky is urging Christians across the country to meet in person on Sunday regardless of whether there are state restrictions against in-person gatherings. Michael Foust May 13, 2020
• If Costco Can Reopen Safely, Why Not Illinois Churches, Gov. Pritzker There’s no doubt that the government may require churches to shut down during emergencies, as constitutional scholar John Inazu told me recently. I see the sense of allowing science to set the schedule.... Ed Stetzer May 13, 2020