Church services have been a sometimes controversial topic since the coronavirus pandemic began in March.
Then even more restrictive Stay At Home orders were issued Dec. 6 in Long Beach. That lockdown stretches past Christmas, leaving church leaders scrambling to keep Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services as meaningful as in past years. We made the decision back in September, Pastor Dave Clark said at Bay Shore Community Church. We knew we had to prepare if we were going to provide a meaningful virtual Christmas Eve, so we committed to it.
Clark was speaking during a break from video taping the lighting of candles portion of the service last Thursday, Dec. 10. Musical performances before the camera started in October. Soon, it will be up to Chap Cooper, the church s videographer and sound engineer, to put it all together for its premiere next Thursday, Dec. 24.