An ongoing movement known as Saturate OC, led by Parker and Jessi Green, is bringing about a spiritual revival at Huntington Beach in Orange County, California.

The movement began on Friday, July 3rd, and has recently extended its weekly services to August 7th. The movement has received some push back as many people are choosing not to wear face masks while gathering.

According to The Christian Post, the couple had moved to California from New York after God showed them a “profound vision” in 2016.

“We came to California on a vacation and as we prayed, we saw a picture of thousands of people being baptized along Huntington Beach Pier; the harvest was so massive, people were quickly turning around to baptize the person behind them,” Jessi explained on the Saturate OC website.

“There was a ripple effect to this move of God. I believe that there is a massive harvest for THE CHURCH in Orange County to participate in and we need to prepare the nets of discipleship,” she added.

Jessi noted that God was preparing them for a tremendous harvest of souls in the summer of 2020.

“‘There’s a 50,000-person Harvest in Huntington Beach during Summer 2020. Pray for workers.’ This is the word God has been speaking to me,” she wrote.

As the movement continues to grow, multiple churches have joined Saturate OC over the past few weeks.

“People were coming to the front…

More than 500 churches are using a telephone-based streaming service to allow members to listen to live worship services if they don’t have internet access to watch online.  

Known as PhoneLiveStreaming.com, the service was launched in March after churches were ordered to close during state lockdowns in response to the coronavirus. As many as 550 churches are now using the service.

The audio service allows people to listen to a livestream of a church worship service on a traditional telephone line instead of watching it online.

Hugh Plappert, whose son David developed the system while on spring bring in March, told The Christian Post that people can “just pick up the phone and they’re in church.”

“It actually does streaming across the internet to a server that then converts the signal and then puts it on a phone line,” said Plappert.

“So people with traditional phone lines are receiving streaming. People with poor or no internet access are the main audience.”

Plappert also told CP that churches that’ve used the audio service have…

Ivanka Trump said she had a “great day” volunteering at the faith-based DC Dream Center, helping to pass out food to communities and families impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

“Great day volunteering at the local DC Dream Center and distributing Farmers to Families Food Boxes to the last mile of need,” Ivanka tweeted. “This program is creating a link between hungry families and struggling farmers affected by COVID-19.”

Great day volunteering at the local @DCDreamCenter and distributing Farmers to Families Food Boxes
🍎🌽📦🥬🥕to the last mile of need.

This program is creating a link between hungry families and struggling farmers affected by COVID-19. pic.twitter.com/VhJRKoLPgg

— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) July 20, 2020

CBN News reported that the First Daughter helped load milk, produce and meat into some 500 boxes.

“This administration is proud of the collaborative efforts of farmers, distributors, food banks, non-profits and faith-based communities and their workforces in dispersing fresh produce, protein and dairy to those most in need across the United States,” Ivanka said in a press release in June about the program.

Pastor Paula White, who has served as one of Trump’s spiritual advisors, also joined the president’s daughter at the DC Dream Center.

“The Families have never received this quality of food and if you could see the…

Bishop T.D. Jakes has called on West Virginians to get tested during the pandemic and to wear face masks, declaring that it’s “easier to wear a mask than wear a ventilator.”

A native of South Charleston, Jakes’ brief message was posted to Facebook last Friday by the Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs. It included a link to a government website that listed where free COVID-19 testing was available.

“You need to get tested for COVID-19. It’s running rampant. It’s hurting a lot of people. It’s killing them,” said Jakes in the video message.

“Wear a mask. It’s so much easier to wear a mask than to wear a ventilator. Wear a mask. Social distance yourself, even from people you know and love. If they don’t live with you, keep your distance.”

Jakes went on to say that West Virginia was “in my prayers” and “in my thoughts”…

LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Catholic schools in Los Angeles county must now resume the fall year using distance learning, delaying previous plans to reopen their doors for in-person classes.

The Department of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles made this announcement on July 18, a day after California Gov. Gavin Newsom laid out new statewide rules for resuming in-person teaching.

Under these new requirements, private and public schools alike will not be allowed to reopen their campuses if they are located in counties that remain on the state’s monitoring list.

Currently, more than 30 counties in California remain on the monitoring list as COVID-19 cases have surged across the state.

This includes the counties of Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara where 265 Catholic schools are located.

“Though our return to our beloved campuses will be delayed for now, we will return,” said Paul M. Escala, superintendent of Catholic schools for the archdiocese, in a July 17 letter to families and educators.

“Until then, our schools will open at a distance and our community will once again rise to the occasion,” Escala said.

Schools will not be able to reopen until their county has been off the monitoring list for 14 consecutive days, according to the state guidelines.

“Learning is non-negotiable,” Newsom said in a July 17 statement. “The virus will be with us for a…

Police in Virginia’s Fairfax County identified the suspect who stabbed two persons, including a church pastor while he was leading a Bible study. The county police chief, who was attending the church event, took down the suspect.

Chance Harrison, 32, of South Riding was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated malicious wounding, one count of felony assault on a police officer and one count of misdemeanor assault after stabbing Associate Pastor Sean Clemons and another man who intervened at Grace Covenant Church in Chantilly. Fairfax County Police Chief Edwin Roessler was also injured while subduing the suspect.

Before his sermon on Sunday, Senior Pastor Brett Fuller, who also serves as a chaplain to Washington, D.C.’s NFL franchise, called it a “horrific event” and said he was “grateful for the courage exhibited that prevented worse from happening.”

“Two church members came to the pastor’s aid and valiantly risked their own lives to defend him. In the process, one of our…