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The Week's Top News
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Convention offers guidance for restarting in-person services |
By Biblical Recorder and BSC Communications
April 27 2020 |
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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper issued a statewide stay-at-home order on March 30 that severely limited public and commercial activity, banned gatherings of 10 or more and directed individuals to follow social distancing practices... read more
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ADF confronts Wake County for targeting churches |
By Alliance Defending Freedom & Biblical Recorder Staff
April 28 2020 |
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Wake County announced April 24 that churches may now use prepacked communion elements and allow congregants to drop tithes and other monetary donations into boxes at drive-in church services.
Attorneys with Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) and Shanahan Law Group sent a letter April 24 to Wake County regarding an April 15 amendment to its COVID-19 emergency proclamation that unconstitutionally treats churches and other houses of worship worse than similarly situated non-religious organizations... read more
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Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center furloughs employees, plans to restart elective surgeries |
By Biblical Recorder Staff
April 28 2020 |
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Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center announced April 22 that some leadership and administrative staff members may begin furlough as early as this week.
Wake Forest Baptist said in a statement to the Winston-Salem Journal April 23 that “most employees in our health system will be participating in (changing) time or pay in some fashion... read more
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When restrictions ease, what will worship look like? |
By Milton A. Hollifield Jr., BSC executive director-treasurer
April 28 2020 |
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Over the past few weeks and days, I’ve spoken with many pastors who continue to pray for God’s wisdom as they faithfully lead their church congregations through these uncharted waters. They are giving their best efforts in helping their people navigate through lifestyle changes that families are struggling with, but are necessary because of widespread sickness and loss of many lives due to COVID-19... read more
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California church makes masks, gowns to fight COVID-19 |
By David Roach, Baptist Press
April 28 2020 |
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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) shortages have yielded an opportunity for one Riverside church to share the love of Christ with health care workers and emergency personnel.
During the past three weeks, Sandals Church has converted its in-house manufacturing facility – normally used to make furniture, signage and sermon props among other items – into a PPE production line to help battle the coronavirus pandemic... read more
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Eager to 'reopen'
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Seth Brown
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