Post by dsc on Jul 29, 2020 20:49:07 GMT -8
It's Grace Community Church in Sun Valley (that's San Fernando Valley).
It was a very popular church among conservative Christians at UCLA. A lot of my friends carpooled there. I myself attended for 3-4 years after graduation. The church is now meeting in person inside the auditorium with no face masks and no social distancing. Below is a photo from last Sunday. The senior pastor of the church appeared on the Tucker show yesterday to defend his decision.
This is worrisome because of the prominence of the church. The church runs its own college and seminary, and thousands of churches are run by the school's graduates. Even though it isn't a denominational church, the pastor's prominence could embolden many churches to follow suit and defy the government orders and reopen. In fact, the church is exhorting other churches across the country to do exactly that. The statement on the website has declared that "Compliance would be disobedience to our Lord’s clear commands." In other words, if you comply, you are going against God.
Meanwhile, my church had a meeting about reopening. The congregation voted unanimously against meeting in-person, and we spent most of the meeting talking about how we can go above and beyond the state guidelines to show the love of Christ to our neighbors.
It was a very popular church among conservative Christians at UCLA. A lot of my friends carpooled there. I myself attended for 3-4 years after graduation. The church is now meeting in person inside the auditorium with no face masks and no social distancing. Below is a photo from last Sunday. The senior pastor of the church appeared on the Tucker show yesterday to defend his decision.
This is worrisome because of the prominence of the church. The church runs its own college and seminary, and thousands of churches are run by the school's graduates. Even though it isn't a denominational church, the pastor's prominence could embolden many churches to follow suit and defy the government orders and reopen. In fact, the church is exhorting other churches across the country to do exactly that. The statement on the website has declared that "Compliance would be disobedience to our Lord’s clear commands." In other words, if you comply, you are going against God.
Meanwhile, my church had a meeting about reopening. The congregation voted unanimously against meeting in-person, and we spent most of the meeting talking about how we can go above and beyond the state guidelines to show the love of Christ to our neighbors.
