Local church reopens for service with safety precautions

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Published on May 25, 2020 -

Local church reopens for service with safety precautions

Some churches are opening their doors back up to the public.

Action News Now Mackenzie Drigo went to a service at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church in Chico and shares how the church is taking precautions.


Local church reopens for service with safety precautions

Some church's are opening their doors right now.

Action news now reporter mackenzie drigo went to a service this morning at pleasant valley baptist churcã and shows us how the turn out and how the church taking precautions.

They made sure that people felt very comfortable- before the service members would walk through these doors and get their temperature taken, given hand sanitizer, and also given a mask.

Sot pastor ruhl of pleasant valley baptist church "more people are telling me pastor i need to be in church then don't open the doors," while president trump announced churches can reopen memorial day weekend- saying it is an essential service..

The ultimate decision lies with the governor.

Newsom not ready to open up in-church service just yet.

Sot "hearing our president saying churches are essential, we believe that all along, yeah were caught in that quantum of pleasing man and pleasing government and then pleasing god, when our president came out and said that we realized that our church doors need to be open so we are opening our church doors," nat pop of bible being turned sot "we feel that church is essential, we always talk about opening restaurants gyms and that the physical pop, nobody mentions the spiritual part," along with taking temperatures and giving out masks- the church had every other row blocked off to maintain social distancing.

The question of wearing a mask?

Was optional for guests.

"i don't wear them because you know i don't feel like i need it but yeah its definitely there the option is still there for you if people still feel like they need to wear them then," the church was offering drive-in service before& julia ronneberg was one of the member that attended those services.

Sot julia ronneberg "its amazing to be back in church and to see everybody and since the church is now open people are willing to come in instead of sitting in their car," nat singing sot "do you think it's a good think that church are open?

Yes we definitely need our church i definitely need my church and i definitely need to come and get gods word and see people," sot broll over this "were all going to react to this differently, so number 1 be kind, kindness goes a long way, number 2 be respectful i may not agree or i may agree that doesn't have to be earned it needs to be given and number 3 don't judge somebody i don't know their background or how much they've been through or their health so i'm not going to judge," look live tag pastor ruhl tells me that they will still be featuring online service for those that want to stay home reporting at pleasant valley church mackenzie drigo action news now coverage you can count on.

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