Canadian church sues province for banning drive-in worship
A congregation in Canada has filed a complaint against a government shutdown order that prevents them from holding drive-in worship services on their church property.
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A congregation in Canada has filed a complaint against a government shutdown order that prevents them from holding drive-in worship services on their church property.
Steinbach-area church choir, religious groups, out-of-province speakers draw defiant crowd outside Winnipeg courthouse Last Modified: 7:26 PM CDT Monday, May. 3, 2021 | Updates MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Tobias Tissen sings with the Church of God choir at a protest supporting the seven churches fighting pandemic restrictions in court in front of the Law Courts in Winnipeg on Monday. Undaunted by Monday afternoon's overcast chill, a choir from the Church of God Restoration near Steinbach stood unmasked on the back steps of the Manitoba Law Co...
Winnipeg Free Press By: Dean Pritchard | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Monday, May. 3, 2021 Save to Read Later Only God has the authority to restrict church gatherings, a Steinbach area minister told a court hearing Monday for seven Manitoba churches fighting provincial pandemic restrictions limiting their right to assembly. Winnipeg Free Press Only God has the authority to restrict church gatherings, a Steinbach area minister told a court hearing Monday for seven Manitoba churches fighting provincial pandemic restrictions limiting their right to a...
Church of God appears to gather again, despite group size limits A southeastern Manitoba church — which repeatedly flouted public health orders banning worship services last year — appears to have held an illegal in-person service on Sunday. Social Sharing 'I think it's time to celebrate our gathering,' speaker says in livestreamed service showing multiple people Posted: Jan 31, 2021 5:18 PM CT | Last Updated: January 31 More than 40 kids are grouped closely together without masks as the Church of God in the RM of Hanover appears to resume in-person services.(Facebook/Church of God Stei...
Church of God Steinbach in the Canadian province of Manitoba | Facebook/Church of God Steinbach A province in Canada that previously banned drive-in events, including worship services, as part of an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 has changed their rules to allow them to take place. Manitoba had previously prohibited churches from holding drive-in worship services, even if people stayed inside their vehicles and kept their windows closed. However, during a press conference Tuesday, Premier Brian Pallister and chief public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin announced a loosening of the r...