Waynedale Baptist Church Pastor Steve Johnson believes COVID-19 has forever changed churches.
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Sunday, April 04, 2021 1:00 am
Tending to flock outweighs fear of falling ill
TERRI RICHARDSON | The Journal Gazette
Steve Johnson has spent the last year trying to shepherd his church during the COVID-19 pandemic.
And like many other pastors and religious leaders who have continued to minister to their flocks despite personal risk, last month, he fell victim to the virus.
My husband and I had just started regularly attending Waynedale Baptist Church several months before COVID-19 was declared a pandemic last year. Since that time, I have watched as the church has taken several steps to help keep the congregation safe. Congregants have been asked to wear masks, social distancing was implemented, pews and other areas are regularly sanitized and service continues to be offered online for those who are worried about attending in-person.