Sharon Heights Baptist Church has several cases associated with the church. Oakland Church of Christ in Athens has a “large majority” of members are positive for COVID-9. In Trussville, the First United Methodist Church has closed in person services due to the pastor and four members of his family contracting COVID-19.įorty cases are associated with a Warrior Creek Missionary Baptist Church revival meeting in Strawberry, AL.įirst Baptist Church of Gulf Shores has been associated with an outbreak of 30 cases but has continued to meet in person. The pastor said the church followed social distancing guidelines. One report said 20 members have been infected. Several staff members and pastors came down with the virus after reopening. The pastor announced that they all are in quarantine.įirst Baptist Church of Tillman’s Corner has shut down after being re-opened for a short time. AlabamaĮight members of the Ider Church of God in Ider, AL tested positive for COVID-9. Several days ago, I wrote about the differences between church going and shopping and concluded that many things we do in church make it easy for the virus to spread. In South Korea, much of the spread was due to a new religious movement where a single infected person spread the virus to many people in church. With this post, I plan to keep a running list of situations where churches have met together and spread the virus in an outbreak of cases or a church has closed because of a positive case due to a church service. Going to church is not like shopping or even eating out. Furthermore, governors should resist the calls of some church leaders to remove restrictions. He can’t do that legally and he shouldn’t try. On May 22, Donald Trump has threatened to “override” governors who have limited church gatherings. This section is useful for people who want to know if they have attended a church where an infected person has attended. Scroll down for section on churches being monitored due to contact tracing. While these numbers may seem low, most of these outbreaks have occurred after churches have opened back up. In situations where an outbreak is mentioned but the number is not given, I count an outbreak as 2 cases since that is a common and conservative means of defining the term in many states. Other states, like Ohio, vaguely refer to church outbreaks but decline to name locations or update numbers of cases. For instance, New Mexico keeps track of location of exposure but doesn’t report outbreaks by source location. I hope to continue to keep a tally in this manner and add to the totals above.ĭue to inadequate record keeping in many states and secrecy by many churches, I suspect this significantly underestimates the actual numbers. I have tabulated the cases in October using this chart instead. (Update – 10/22/20) Because the number of church outbreaks have been increasing since churches are opening up and failing to use masks and social distancing, it has been become too time consuming to report the outbreaks in the format used below. Sue is part of the Leadership Council for Apostolic Women Arising - a company of women seeking the Kingdom of God and giving other women a platform to be used and discover their Kingdom purpose.As of October 27, 2020, I count 615 religious gatherings associated with at least 7,289 cases of COVID-19 and 99 deaths. Sue also founded Hope Center for Women, a new breed of recovery home that helps women come out of life-controlling issues and be set free through the love and power of Jesus. Sue, along with her husband Scott, helps lead Breath of Life Ministries. It is Sue's heart to be a part of the third Great Awakening and be used to bring in the signs, wonders, and miracles that will establish the Kingdom of God here on earth. The Lord has called her to be a mother to many and to come alongside others to help build places that will steward the presence of God. She has a passion to help stir the fires of revival in the future generations. She is a visionary and this always keeps her looking to see what doors God is opening up that she might walk through. Sue functions as an Apostle in the body of Christ. She is also the Ma of her grandkids, Houston, Kiana, and Everly. Sue is the wife of Scott Cline and the mother of Melinda and April.
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