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Pastors Who Want Churches Opened Feeling Sandbagged By Massachusetts Governor

Leaders of a movement seeking to re-open churches in Massachusetts say they're disappointed they weren't invited to a meeting with the state board deciding which entities the governor will authorize to resume activities. Instead, religious leaders less eager to re-open out of concern for coronavirus participated

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Catholics Plan Gathering At Cathedral To Ask Archbishop To Open Churches

Boston-area Catholics frustrated with the lack of Mass and confession are planning to gather outside the cathedral this weekend to call upon Cardinal Sean O'Malley to re-open the churches. Organizers are inviting all Catholics in the Archdiocese of Boston to come for what an organizer describes as "

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Worcester Pastor Sues, Asks Judge To Overturn Governor’s Order

The Worcester pastor who has held five church services for more people than the limit set by the governor is asking a federal judge to overturn the governor's order on the grounds that it violates religious freedom. Pastor Kris Casey and Adams Square Baptist Church filed suit in

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Dedham Pastor Fighting Board of Health Cease-and-Desist Order Against Church Services

Pastor Nick White and Victory Baptist Church in Dedham now have help from a national organization in their fight to hold in-person church services. The Alliance Defending Freedom, a Christian conservative legal interest group based in Arizona, sent Dedham town officials a letter on Wednesday demanding that they rescind the

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Worcester Pastor Holds Second Church Service, Draws Fine, Says He’ll Do It Again

For the second straight Sunday, the pastor of a church in Worcester held an indoor church service for more than the limit of 10 people allowed by the governor's order. Worcester's city manager says Pastor Kris Casey will be fined $300.

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Excerpts From Worcester Pastor Kris Casey’s Sermon During Second More-Than-10 Church Service

Editor's Note:  Pastor Kris Casey preached about the story of David and Goliath in 1 Samuel 17 during a public service Sunday, May 3, 2020 at Adams Square Baptist Church in Worcester, Massachusetts. The service drew several dozen people, well more than the limit of 10 in Massachusetts

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Worcester Church To Hold Public Service Again Sunday, Against Governor’s Order

A Worcester pastor who held a public church service last weekend contrary to the governor's executive order is planning to hold another one tomorrow. "We're having church on Sunday," Pastor Kris Casey told New Boston Post.

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Worcester Pastor Holds Less-Than-10-People Church Service, Hints At Statement To Come

A Worcester pastor under pressure held a church service Wednesday night for fewer than 10 people, keeping within the governor's order limiting public gatherings, police said. Pastor Kris Casey led his usual 7 p.m. Wednesday service, which was carried live on the YouTube channel of Adams Square