West Virginia church has Easter service in mall parking lot
April 5, 2021
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BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. (AP) A West Virginia church has held an Easter drive-in service at a shopping mall parking lot for the second straight year.
Fellowship Baptist Church held the service Sunday at the Huntington Mall in Barboursville, WCHS-TV reported.
“It’s nice to be out here,” church member Kyle Guins said. “Bring my own cup of coffee. I don’t have to worry about spilling it on the carpet.”
Pastor Greg Wagoner said he counted 255 cars at the service and estimated about 900 attended. While most people watched from their vehicles, some sat in a socially distanced seating section closer to the stage.
Updated 1/28/2021 8:28 AM
Creekside Tap in Algonquin became the first business in McHenry County to plead guilty to violating the state s COVID-19 rules around masking and social distancing, resulting in a $75 fine for the business, an attorney with the McHenry County state s attorney s office said Wednesday.
The bar s owner, Valerie Wood-Hellyer, said the notice to appear in court came as quite a surprise as she felt they had followed the McHenry County Department of Health s instructions when they were visited and came into compliance with the state s rules.
They gave no indication that they were going to issue a summons to appear in court, Wood-Hellyer said in a written statement Wednesday. In fact, they were very nice and understanding of how difficult our situation is, as we are understanding as to how difficult their job is right now.