Easter: Churches ready for resurrection
Updated 8:27 AM;
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Worshippers gather on Easter Sunday morning, April 4, 2021, for an outdoor sunrise service at the Jefferson Memorial Gardens cemetery in Trussville. (Photo by Greg Garrison/AL.com)
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This year, many of them still will be.
For Easter 2021, there are signs of resurrection. Outdoor worship services are happening. So are cautious, limited indoor worship services.
At Central Community Christian Church in Montgomery, where they haven’t worshipped together in person since Feb. 23, 2020, the small congregation will meet in person on Easter morning at 10 a.m.
“Yes, we are going to open up this Sunday,” said the Rev. Robert C. Belcher, senior pastor of Central Community Christian Church. “We’re getting ready to start back.”
COVID in Alabama: Faith helps people through pandemic
Updated Mar 09, 2021;
Many people say that faith has helped them through the isolation of the pandemic.
“I’ve seen faith grow and become more important in everyday life,” said Chaplain Glenn Winter, director of pastoral care at the Coosa Valley Medical Center in Sylacauga. “It’s a lot easier to deal with struggles if you have faith.”
The foundations of religious practice have been shaken during the past year, with most congregations taking a hiatus from worshipping together in person.
Most congregations shut down for several months, then reopened with limited seating and social distancing requirements.