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  Church Leaders Consider 'Drive-In Churches' So Congregants Can Worship Together while Respecting Social Distancing Church leaders across the U.S. are considering temporarily adopting a different model for gathering together, "drive-in churches." In an effort to respect social distancing, church leaders are attempting to... Amanda Casanova Mar 23, 2020
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  Trump, Pence Thank Churches for Suspending Services: Americans 'Are Coming Together' The fight against COVID-19 is “not a whole-of-government approach” but a “whole-of-America approach,” Vice President Mike Pence said during a press briefing with the President on Saturday. Michael Foust Mar 23, 2020
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  James MacDonald Returns to Pulpit for First Time since Ouster from Harvest Bible Chapel James MacDonald is set to preach, via video, for the first time since being ousted from his Harvest Bible Chapel church last year. Emily McFarlan Miller Mar 23, 2020
• Virus Prompts Churches Meeting in Schools to Find New Ways to Preach, Pray Along with other schools in the Ocean State — and a total of 45 states across the country — the public school where the church meets was swiftly closed due to concerns about the coronavirus. Those decisions... Adelle M. Banks Mar 23, 2020
• Gov't Closure of Churches During COVID-19 Is Legal if Temporary, Group Says First Liberty Institute issued its guidance this week on “Churches and Religious Institutions Facing Coronavirus Restrictions on Gathering,” asserting that churches should continue to serve their local... Michael Foust Mar 20, 2020
• After Canceling Public Services, This Megachurch Is Feeding Hungry Families After being forced to close its doors over the coronavirus outbreak, one Los Angeles church is working to feed hungry families. Alejandra Molina Mar 20, 2020
• United Methodist Church Postpones General Conference amid COVID-19 Pandemic Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the United Methodist Church has postponed its General Conference meeting, where members were set to vote on a proposal that could split the denomination. Tim Tune Mar 19, 2020
• Florida Pastor Refuses to Cancel Church despite CDC Recommendations of Social Distancing A Florida-based pastor is refusing to cancel church despite CDC recommendations of social distancing in order to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Milton Quintanilla Mar 18, 2020
• Online Church Attendance Quadrupled Sunday in Light of COVID-19, Company Says Online church attendance increased four-fold this Sunday as the coronavirus outbreak forced hundreds of churches around the globe to temporarily close their doors. Michael Foust Mar 18, 2020
• Churches Should 'Love Thy Neighbor' and Obey Gov't Orders to Close, Christian Leaders Say After the CDC recommended that groups more than ten refrain from meeting, Albert Mohler -- president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary -- issued a statement of support, noting that by not meeting,... Michael Foust Mar 17, 2020
• Why You Should Cancel Your Weekend Services During Coronavirus This past weekend we canceled all of our weekend services and events. We will do so again next weekend and, as we continue to monitor the ever-changing situation, we may very well cancel them further. Dr. James Emery White Mar 16, 2020
• 6 Critical Ways Church Leaders Should Prepare for COVID-19 As concern mounts about the spread of the coronavirus, Church leaders can’t afford to ignore it. This virus has affected the more than 100,000 people who have been infected by it, and millions of others who... Dale Chamberlain Mar 13, 2020