Tag: Church
California to pay $2M church legal fees over virus closures
LOS ANGELES — The state of California has agreed not to impose greater coronavirus restrictions on church gatherings than it does on retail establishments...
Hemet San Jacinto Interfaith Council encourages community to attend houses of worship
The Interfaith Council of Hemet and San Jacinto in a recent news release urged residents of all faiths to “attend a house of worship”...
Families can navigate Easter celebrations in the era of social distancing
TEMECULA – Holidays have been celebrated differently since the outbreak of COVID-19 in late 2019. Easter was among the first major holidays to be...
U.S. Supreme Court rules church has right to worship indoors amid pandemic
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A Chula Vista church was celebrating a legal victory today after the U.S. Supreme Court granted a partial injunction against...
Why we still need church
Zachary ElliottSpecial to Valley NewsThe famous Shakespearian line “to be or not to be” is loosely said by millions of people every single week....
Anza Valley Christian Fellowship tent sale raises funds for community outreach
The Anza Valley Christian Fellowship tent sale was held Thursday, Oct. 1, through Saturday, Oct. 3, at the church grounds off Bautista Road in...
Closing churches could cost swing votes
The defeat of former President George H.W. Bush in the 1992 presidential election shows that closing churches or otherwise shutting down church practices can...
Several Riverside County pastors say they plan to defy bans on gatherings, open churches
MURRIETA (CNS) - Several pastors in Riverside County are among hundreds throughout California who intend to ignore remaining coronavirus-related restrictions on in-person church services...
Living Hope Christian Fellowship holds drive-up services
Kevin Watson, pastor of the Living Hope Christian Fellowship of Anza, led his congregation in prayer and worship in a drive-in church service Sunday,...
Attorney: No plan to sue county thanks to revised order on religious services
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - A Murrieta pastor who was threatening to sue Riverside County over prohibitions against religious gatherings under coronavirus-related public health orders will...