Drayton finds some church parking areas still just as empty as their churches. There is a mix of parishes that have resumed services and those who remain closed for the safety of their elderly, high risk congragations. VNV Photo submitted by Lesa Van Camp
Edward Nugent, pastor at Our Redeemer’s Church in Minot, describes the days leading up to heightening of COVID-19 shutdowns this spring as a sort of “scramble mode” for the Lutheran sanctuary.
“I remember we were holding services as things were starting to get crazy,” Nugent said. “We joke that we all became televangelists overnight.”
Like many other places of ...
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