Despite Virus Restrictions, 1,200 California Pastors Vow To Hold In-Person Services

More than 1,200 pastors in California say they will open their churches on the Christian holy day of Pentecost, celebrated this year on May 31, regardless of whether Gov. Gavin Newsom permits them to do so. “Facing the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Christian church and other faiths have been relegated to ‘nonessential’ status,” the pastors said in a petition to the Democratic governor. “But we, the signers of this declaration, believe and contend that…