Some Calif. churches plan to defy new gathering ban: ‘My mandate is to obey the Word of God’

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Pastor Greg Fairrington of Destiny Christian Church in California, 2019 | Facebook/Destiny Christian Church

A California pastor has declared that his church will not comply with a ban on indoor church services that is impacting dozens of counties across the state. 

Greg Fairrington, pastor of Destiny Christian Church in Rocklin, California, is the latest church official choosing not to comply with the bans on indoor church services in over 30 counties, according to a Facebook video Tuesday.

“I believe my mandate as a pastor is to obey the Word of God. And part of what we do is worship together as a church,” Fairrington said. “We are not going to allow our government to use data that is not supported factually to shut the church down.”

Many pastors have spoken out after California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday issued a new executive order closing indoor operations statewide for several facilities, including restaurants, wineries, bars, movie theaters and family entertainment venues.

Enforced restrictions are more firm in over 30 counties on the state’s monitoring list, where places of…

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