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Found in contempt of court Friday for flouting COVID-19 rules, a provocative Southwestern Ontario pastor was thankful his church wasn’t locked by authorities, but isn’t backing down, insisting “we must be bold for God.”
Last weekend’s indoor gathering at the Church of God in Aylmer led to the contempt findings in court in St. Thomas against Pastor Henry Hildebrandt, his assistant pastor and the corporation.
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But the often-defiant Hildebrandt and some of his supporters, including independent MP Derek Sloan from Eastern Ontario, still found victory in the face of the ruling, tweeting and expressing thanks the judge did not grant a request for an injunction to padlock the church.
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“GREAT news!” Sloan tweeted: “A judge has refused Ontario ATT. Gen’s motion to lock down Aylmer’s Church of God today!”
Earlier Friday, Superior Court Justice Bruce Thomas made the ruling in a St. Thomas court against Hildebrandt, assistant pastor Peter Wall and the Church of God (Restoration) corporation for defying a court injunction slapped on the church in February.
With the case still before the court, all eyes will now be on what happens this weekend at the church in Aylmer, a town that’s a designated hot spot for COVID-19 and one where Hildebrandt has long pushed back against Ontario’s emergency law gathering restrictions, starting with drive-in church services he held early on in the pandemic in defiance of the law. Those gatherings were later allowed.
KITCHENER Officials reported another 46 COVID-19 enforcement actions in Waterloo Region. Regional Chair Karen Redman said 42 were handed out between April 22 and 28, while the other four were from the previous reporting period. Vivo Pizza + Pasta in Waterloo was given a $1,130 fine for not complying with mask use. Bylaw officers issued six tickets in Cambridge, seven in Kitchener and three in Waterloo, all for gatherings at private residences. All those tickets were for $880. Waterloo bylaw officers handed out nine other tickets, including three summons to appear in court for failing to comply with the stay-at-home order and six summons to appear in court for failing to comply with gathering provisions. Any fines will be determined by the courts, according to Redman.