On Sunday, the pastor of Cross Culture Christian Center in Lodi, Calif., was greeted by several police officers in the parking lot about an hour before he intended to hold an in-person service despite coronavirus restrictions.
Pastor Jon Duncan, whose small evangelical church leases space in Bethel Open Bible Church, arrived Sunday morning to find that Bethel, which stopped having in-person services on March 15, had changed the locks on the building to prevent his congregants from entering, Lodi Police Lt. Michael Manetti told The Times.
“We are not a church that takes the virus lightly nor do we have in our minds to act reckless,” Duncan said. “We believe that precautions need to be taken.” But out of “genuine love and concern for their neighbor, in light of COVID-19” the church has implemented social-distancing measures, called for regular hand-washing and asked the “elderly, sick or immune compromised to stay at home.”On Friday, police officers posted a notice from interim San Joaquin County Public Health Officer Maggie Park on the church building.
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