A capital region church is continuing to hold services as normal, defying the ban of gatherings of 50 or more people. Rev. Tony Spell says police have shown up after services at the Life Tabernacle Church in Central telling them next time it’ll be the National Guard that will disband the gathering.
“We’re going to continue to have services as normal and we are willing to take whatever persecution or whatever law enforcement says that they have to enforce upon us,” said Spell.
The church had an attendance of over 1,100 from 5 parishes on Sunday, which is about normal.
Spell says they are not pressuring the congregation to show up and says the church also does not have the technology to conduct services remotely.
“We don’t have the ability to live stream and we do not have the ability to reach out to all of our constituency the way that others may,” said Spell.
Spell believes the virus is politically motivated, adding the church will not have its freedom of assembly taken away.
“When all of it blows over, I think that we are going to realize the hoax that this pandemic really was. Life will get back to normal,” said Spell.
The church’s most recent service on Tuesday night drew over 300 people.
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