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  • CP helps Washington church deal with its reality
    by Karen L. Willoughby, posted Monday, August 03, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Pastor Dan Panter's awareness of the effectiveness of the Cooperative Program dates to his 24 years in the U.S. Navy. An active Southern Baptist who rose from being an enlisted man to Lieutenant Commander, Panter would look up which missionaries were near where his deployments would be taking him. Read More

  • FIRST-PERSON: Coronaweary
    by Tim Riordan, posted Friday, July 31, 2020 (4 years ago)

    Tim Riordan gives ideas for overcoming the weariness the COVID-19 pandemic has caused. "The first step to overcoming coronaweariness is changing your focus," he says. Read More

  • Trump administration optimistic COVID-19 vaccine will be widely available
    by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Matthew Perrone, posted Friday, July 31, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Once a COVID-19 vaccine is approved as safe and effective, Americans should have widespread access within a reasonable time, Dr. Anthony Fauci assured lawmakers Friday (July 31).

    Appearing before a House panel investigating the nation's response to the pandemic, Fauci expressed "cautious" optimism that a vaccine would be available, particularly by next year. Read More

  • John MacArthur, Grace Community Church defy California bans on singing, indoor worship
    by Alejandra Molina , posted Tuesday, July 28, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    LOS ANGELES (AP/RNS) -- Grace Community Church congregants in Sun Valley gathered indoors and sang hymns on Sunday (July 26), defying California regulations that aim to limit the spread of COVID-19.

    "This is a very special day in the life of our church family. It is for us a return to what we love the most, the fellowship of the saints and the worship of our Lord," said Pastor John MacArthur from the pulpit. Read More

  • COVID outbreak of more than 40 cases tied to revival at rural Alabama church
    by Grace Thornton/The Alabama Baptist, posted Tuesday, July 28, 2020 (4 years ago)

    STRAWBERRY, Ala. (BP) -- James Carson has watched the church he loves go through a lot in the past two years. When its building went up in flames in August 2018, he saw the smoke from his house across the cow pasture. It was a long process, but they rebuilt.

    And now he's watching from home again as his beloved church family at Warrior Creek Baptist Church in Strawberry goes through another crisis -- a COVID-19 outbreak. Read More

  • Barbecue Baptist Church delivers meals, a message and a little levity amid pandemic
    by Emily McFarlan Miller, posted Monday, July 27, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    NAVASOTA, Texas (AP/RNS) -- Before the barbecue trailer, there was the toilet paper popemobile.

    With toilet paper hard to come by as stay-at-home orders took effect in many states earlier this year to stem the spread of the coronavirus, Chad McMillan put the pastor of First Baptist Church of Navasota, Texas, on a trailer surrounded by plexiglass, "like the popemobile," he said. He handed the pastor a T-shirt gun loaded with toilet paper, each roll wrapped with a Bible verse. Read More

  • High court's order on Nevada church draws dissent
    by Tom Strode, posted Monday, July 27, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    WASHINGTON (BP) -- Religious freedom advocates and four justices expressed strong disagreement with the U.S. Supreme Court's refusal to grant relief to a church seeking equal treatment under Nevada's coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions.

    The high court denied July 24 a request from Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley (Nev.) to block enforcement of Gov. Steve Sisolak's order that limits religious gatherings to 50 worshipers regardless of the size of the building. Meanwhile, his directive permits casinos, gyms, bowling alleys and some other venues to operate at 50 percent capacity regardless of their size. Read More

  • Campers test positive for COVID-19 after attending evangelical youth camp in Texas
    by Kathryn Post, posted Friday, July 24, 2020 (4 years ago)

    GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP/RNS) -- Hundreds of campers may have been exposed to COVID-19 after attending a Christian camp hosted by Fellowship Church, an evangelical megachurch in Grapevine. The church's Allaso Ranch retreat center, located near Dallas-Fort Worth, has been welcoming campers of various ages this summer since June 13.

    The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that at least three campers who attended camps at Allaso Ranch in the previous two weeks have tested positive for coronavirus, with one child hospitalized. Read More