Churches hold worship services after President Trump's declaration as 'essential'

Churches hold worship services after President Trump's declaration as 'essential'

Politics and worship collide on the Sunday following President Trump's declaration

ESSENTIAL.

HE ASKED THEM TOOPEN IMMEDIATELY AND BEREADY FOR SERVICES THISWEEKEND.

NINE ON YOUR SIDE'SROGELIO MARES SPOKE WITH ONEFAITH LEADER ABOUT HOW HE'SWORKING TO KEEP HISCONGREGATION SAFE -- AS THEYCOME BACK TO CHURCH.WORSHIPERS AT THE DOOR CHURCHTAKING A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGEA POLITICIAN DURING TODAY'SSERVICE.

SOT WE HAVE APRESIDENT THAT'S THINKINGABOUT THE CHURCHES AND THEHOUSES OF WORSHIP AND WE'RE SOGRATEFUL TO BE IN THIS NATION.06SEC IT'S THE SECOND WEEKTHEY'VE GATHERED IN PERSONSINCE THE PANDEMIC CLOSEDCHURCHES.

SOT ANYBODY HAS BEENTHROUGH A PANDEMIC AND KNOWSEXACTLY HOW TO DO EVERYTHINGRIGHT, PLEASE CALL ME.

09SECAFTER GOVERNOR DUCEY LIFTEDTHE STAY-AT-HOME ORDER INARIZONA -- PASTOR HAROLDWARNER SAYS THEY'VE BEEN DOINGEVERYTHING THEY BELIEVE ISRIGHT TO HOLD SAFE WORSHIPSERVICES.

SOT IT'S NOT LIKEEVERY SINGLE PERSON CAMERUNNING BACK THE MOMENT THEDOORS WERE OPEN.

09SEC SOT NOSHAKING HANDS, NO HUGGING,ELBOW BUMPS.

03SEC SOT WEESTABLISHED TEMPERATURE CHECKSWITH INFRARED THERMOMETERSWHEN PEOPLE ENTER THEBUILDING.

WE PROVIDED THEM ALLWITH HAND SANITIZER BEFORETHEY EVEN ENTERED THEBUILDING.

THERE WERE THE FACECOVERINGS, WHETHER MASKS ORTHE HOMEMADE THREE-LAYERVERSION.

31SEC TESTING HASINCREASED IN TUCSON -- WITHCITY LEADERS INVESTING INCITY-WIDE TESTING.

FOR THECONGREGATION AT THE 'DOORCHURCH,' PASTOR WARNER SAYSTHE VIRUS HASN'T BEEN ANISSUE.

SOT I DON'T KNOW OFANYONE IN OUR CONGREGATIONWHO'S TESTED POSITIVE.

07SECROGELIO MARES, KGUN9 ON YOURSIDE.MEANWHILE -- THE IMAM COUNCILOF ARIZONA RECOMMENDED --