Oklahoma Megachurch Holds First In-Person Services in ‘Touchless Environment’ Amid Coronavirus Pandemic By Tré Goins-Phillips for Faith Wire News
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After weeks of prayer and thoughtful preparation, Life.Church in Oklahoma City has reopened its sanctuary for weekend worship services.
The Oklahoma City campus — along with the multi-site church’s other 21 locations — held gatherings on Saturday and Sunday after weeks of monitoring health guidelines and best practices for meeting safely.
In a statement to Faithwire, Bobby Gruenewald, founder of the YouVersion Bible app and a pastor at Life.Church, described the body of believers as “an important place of refuge for those seeking peace, comfort, and healing.”
Gruenewald went on to say he is “confident” in the steps Life.Church has taken to create a safe environment for returning congregants.
“We feel confident in our church’s ability to create a sanitary, touchless environment that allows for physical distancing and exceeds government recommendations for safety,” the pastor explained. “However, we encourage our attendees to make the best choice for their family as they consider attending a physical location or continuing to worship with us at Life.Church Online.”
Over the weekend, Craig Groeschel, founding pastor of the Oklahoma megachurch, preached a message on the importance of remaining positive, calling his congregants to be “unshakably optimistic about the future,” even in the midst of trying times.
