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BRISTOL, Tenn. â All isnât so calm, all isnât so bright this Christmas Eve.
Thanks to the omnipresence of COVID-19, some local churches plan to skip Christmas Eve services this year.
But not all. Some local churches plan to press on with Christmas Eve programs. Some will open their sanctuary doors for parishioners to attend. Some intend to carry forth online and otherwise.
âA lot of people donât want to come out, so it will be online,â said Mark Overton, senior pastor of Central Christian Church in Bristol, Tennessee.
Overtonâs church plans to present its Christmas Eve program online and in person. They asked people to register to attend so officials could safely accommodate all who choose to attend. Registration ended on Sunday.
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Churches face challenges as Christmas approaches
The Shawnee News-Star
COVID-19 has impacted everyone in some way, but among those hit hard by the pandemic are churches all across the country.
Many shut down to prevent spreading illness and especially to protect more vulnerable members of the congregation. Once doors opened again, things still didn’t look the same. Church websites, such as those for Frontline Shawnee, Shawnee’s First Baptist Church and Immanuel Baptist Church, have sections devoted to COVID-19 that outline safety measures that have been implemented. Just some of the steps that have been taken include:
• Streaming services for those who can’t attend in person;