President Trump Deems Houses Of Worship Essential During Coronavirus Pandemic

Kimberly Davis reports.

STATE WILL HAVE TO CUTPROGRAMS AND POSSIBLY FURLOUGHSTATE WORKERS.PRESIDENT TRUMP DEEMEDPLACES OF WORSHIP ASESSENTIAL.HE WILL TAKE STEPS AGAINSTTHOSE WHO DO NOT ALLOWREOPENING.GOVERNORS NEED TO DO THERIGHT THING AND ALLOW THESEVERY IMPORTANT ESSENTIALPLACES OF FAITH TO OPEN RIGHTNOW FOR THIS WEEKEND.IF THEY DON'T DO IT I WILLOVERRIDE THE GOVERNORS.ALSO TODAY THE CDC RELEASEDNEW DIED GUIDELINES FORREOPENING SO KONG GANTZ CANGATHERER IN PERSON.LOCAL LEAD VERZ MIXED OPINIONSABOUT WHAT IS SAFE.KIMBERLY DAVIS WENT IN SERVEOF WHAT THE NEXT STEP WILL.IT'S LEFT MANY CHURCHLEADERS EXCITED.LOOKING IT'S STRICTLY FROMA SPIRITUAL POINT OF VIEW ICOULD NOT BE MORE THRILLED.I THINK THIS PROBABLY COULDHAVE COME EARLIER.KURT CONDITIONY IS THEPASTOR OF BETHEL CHURCH INBLACKWOOD, NEW JERSEY HE TELLSME THEY ALREADY MADE PLANS TOHAVE A VIRTUAL CHURCH SERVICETHIS SURPRISED BUT HOPES TOREOPEN BETHEL CHURCH FORIN-PERSON SERVICES NEXTSUNDAY.HIS PLAN INCLUDES MULTIPLESERVICES TO ADHERE TO SOCIALDISTANCING GUIDELINES.OUR PLAN IS TO HAVE A VIABRIEF ASSOCIATED SERVICE ANDLEAVE AN HOUR BETWEEN SERVICESTO GIVE OUR TEAM TIME TO GOTHROUGHOUT ENTIRE BUILDING ANDDO OUR BEST TO SANITIZE THECOMMON AAREAS.PASTOR KENNY WILL ADVICEOLDER CHURCH MEMBERS TOCONTINUE TO WORSHIP VIRTUALLY.HE SAID COME UNTO ME WEARYAND HEAVY BURDENED AND I WILLGIVE YOU REST.AND WE'RE JUST ANXIOUS TO GETTHAT MESSAGE BACK OUT TOHURTING PEOPLE.PASTORS IN BURLINGTONCOUNTY ARE EXCITED TO SPREADTHE GOOD NEWS AGAIN IN PERSON.I'M NORCOM FOR THEABLE WITHJUNE 7 THE FIRST SUCHBD JUNE.MOST OF MY PARISHIONERS AREELDERLY.AN I HAVE TO BE CONCERNED ASPASTOR NOR THEIR HEALTH ANDWELL-BEING.CURTIS SMITH IS THE PASTOROF ST.

MARK BAPTIST CHURCH INBROWNS MILL NEW JERSEY HE'SEAGER TO REOPEN ST.

MARK'SCHURCH DOORS HE DOES NOT PLANTO REOPEN UNTIL JUNE 7.I HAVE PERFORMED SEVERALFUNERALS IN THE PAST COUPLEMONTHS WITH PEOPLE WHO WEREPOSITIVE WITH CORONAVIRUS.I JUST DON'T WANT TO GO DOWNTHAT ROAD AGAIN.ARCHDIOCESES OFPHILADELPHIA SAID IT WILL