It reads, "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind."
But many houses of worship also have practical solutions, like adjusting communion practices or live streaming sermons, to limit the potential of COVID-19 from spreading through communities of faith.
Last week in Bethlehem, the Church of the Nativity—the site where many Christians believe Jesus was born—shut its doors as a precaution.
We're trying to be careful
to make sure our communion servers have their hands well clean and that people know how to be careful and thoughtful when they receive the bread and the wine," said Dave Risendal, pastor of St. Peter Lutheran.
we're ready to stream from our website and YouTube
"Many churches have decided to close their service, "If the government asks us to shut down our service, we are ready to stream from our website and from YouTube."
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