"We're not the problem here. But we've been deemed nonessential. We've been kicked to the curb."
Gov. Gavin Newsom / Reuters |
By Jenny Rose Spaudo
Charisma News
Several church leaders announced Thursday, May 7, that they will reopen their churches on the Day of Pentecost, May 31, despite California Gov. Gavin Newsom's continued lockdown. The group, led by Pastor Dan Carroll and Pastor Matt Brown, represents 1,500 churches in California
Gov. Newsom's plan to reopen the state schedules churches to reopen in the third stage, a time for which has not yet been specified.
Dan Carroll, senior pastor of Water of Life Community Church, says the churches are not trying to be rebellious with their reopening. During a press conference outside the church building, Carroll said the plan for reopening involved following all the CDC's guidelines and taking every safety precaution.
"Our churches are part of the solution," Carroll says. "We're not the problem here. But we've been deemed nonessential. We've been kicked to the curb."
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Carroll tells Sun that churches across California are providing masks to health care workers and food for needy families in their communities, yet they're being prohibited from meeting together for religious services. Carroll says this is a problem for those who are in difficult situations and are struggling emotionally from not being able to gather with fellow believers.
He recounts a widower who attends his church that he ran into just a few days prior. When he asked the widower how he was doing, the man burst into tears.
"I just can't function without my church," the widower told Carroll.
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"I just can't function without my church," the widower told Carroll.
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