A personal lawyer to President Donald Trump has been retained by high-profile pastor John MacArthur and his Grace Community Church in a COVID-19 fight with California Gov. Over the past several months, Grace Community Church and MacArthur have been locked in a … Gavin Newsom’s orders that churches suspend … The state order limits indoor attendance at churches and other places of worship to 25% capacity or a maximum of 100 people. But a GCC leader who wanted to remain anonymous for fear of losing his job says staff and members are being pressured not to report new COVID cases to the health department for fear of being shut down. Public health officials in Los Angeles have lifted all outbreak-related requirements and restrictions on Grace Community Church, which were put in place last month after three cases connected to the California church were confirmed. LA County is threatening to keep sending health investigators to Grace Community Church during Sunday services following just two positive COVID-19 cases. Coronavirus cases have doubled in California over the last month. The county is claiming that Grace Community Church, led by pastor John MacArthur, should face $8,000 in fines -- or $1,000 each for eight acts of contempt they're alleging. Grace Community Church won the right to worship indoors after a weeks-long battle in the California Superior Court with the County of Los Angeles.. Earlier this year the U.S. Supreme Court upheld state COVID-19 restrictions on religious gatherings in a suit filed by South Bay United Pentecostal Church in Chula Vista, California. County officials are asking a judge to impose penalties against Grace Community Church after it has continued to host indoor services during the coronavirus pandemic. As of 2008, the average weekly attendance was 8,258. LA County continues its ban on indoor services. Grace Community Church and a Catholic priest overseeing several California churches have also taken state leaders to court. MacArthur began last Sunday's service by saying, “I'm so happy to welcome you to the Grace Community Church peaceful protest,” drawing cheers and laughter from the crowd. GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF SADDLEBACK VALLEY. Christmas Eve Candelight Services. And LA county recorded more than 6,800 cases over the weekend. The church’s leader, Pastor John MacArthur, agreed to voluntarily comply with the March lockdown restrictions because of the original dire predictions of massive COVID-19 cases and deaths in California. Coronavirus cases have doubled in California over the last month. While Grace Community Church may have been cleared of having an outbreak, church leaders are set to go to court on January 15 for contempt after defying coronavirus restrictions and holding indoor, in-person church services.. Photo courtesy: Grace Community Church Facebook Visit Grace. The Los Angeles Public Health department has identified John MacArthur’s Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California as the site of a new COVID-19 outbreak. LA County continues its ban on indoor services. Pastor John MacArthur leads Grace Community Church in California in a video posted October 2020. This is the first outbreak being reported since the church opened its doors in July. Update COVID-19. John MacArthur’s Grace Community Church (GCC), which has defied county orders banning indoor worship, appears to be having an outbreak of COVID-19 among its leadership and members.. Two California churches were so eager to meet last weekend that when their services began, worshipers erupted in applause. The church will appear on … California's Grace Community Church announced that Los Angeles County health officials have cleared the congregation of causing a COVID outbreak this summer. As PJ Media reported on July 23, one church in California, the Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, is not closing down and is not imposing any restrictions on worshippers. Meanwhile, in California, MacArthur released a nearly 5-minute video on Wednesday, Oct. 7, titled “Church is Essential.” In it, he walks through Grace Community’s empty building while making his case against all government authorities that try to prevent in-person worship as a means of public health protection. Grace Community Church is a non-denominational, evangelical megachurch founded in 1956 and located in Sun Valley, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California.Noted speaker and radio evangelist John MacArthur is the senior pastor of Grace Community Church. Gavin Newsom and the City of Los Angeles. MacArthur’s Grace Community Church has been on the front lines of the battle to preserve the First Amendment right to worship in the time of COVID-19. Grace Community Church, a Los Angeles megachurch, held in-person services Sunday for up to 7,000 people, going against a California coronavirus order prohibiting houses of worship from holding such events, Pastor John MacArthur told CNN.. Grace Community Church has been holding in-person worship services in violation of California Gov. The Los Angeles Times targeted California pastor John MacArthur and Grace Community Church on Thursday by publishing an article that framed the congregation’s three reported COVID … And LA county recorded more than 6,800 cases over the weekend. Our weekend services take place on our GCCSV campus (in a modified capacity) with a stay safe family emphasis. California has had 585,000 Covid-19 cases and nearly 11,000 deaths, including about 215,000 cases and more than 5,000 deaths in Los Angeles County alone. | Screenshot: Grace Community Church. Grace Community Church Holds Service After COVID-19 Cases Arise - North Hollywood-Toluca Lake, CA - Three cases of COVID-19 were confirmed last week at Grace Community Church … Grace Community Church Retains Legal Counsel to Continue to Remain Open. Churches can only meet outdoors with restrictions and limitations. Gavin Newsom that churches in some counties remain shuttered for indoor services. Grace Community Church Members, Staff Told Not to Report New COVID-19 Cases, Journalist Claims by Milton Quintanilla - Christian breaking news commentary. Grace Community Church defies, sues California for ‘unreasonable’ COVID restrictions Fri Aug 14, 2020 - 4:58 pm EST Eric Garcetti, mayor of Los Angeles, addressing the Salvation Army in 2019. Indoor worship is not allowed in Los Angeles County. Grace Community Church Pastor John MacArthur preaches on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020. LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Grace Community Church congregants in Sun Valley gathered indoors and sang hymns on Sunday (July 26), defying California regulations that aim to limit the spread of COVID … Over the past several months, Grace Community Church and MacArthur have been locked in a … Grace Community Church Sues California Governor, LA Mayor Over Alleged Discrimination Lawsuit marks latest legal battle involving churches, COVID rules By … 5:30 & 7PM. Where Truth and Grace Transform Lives! Advertisement - story continues below The congregation has been meeting in person since last month, despite orders from Democratic California Gov. One church is now defying the ban: Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, a suburb of Los Angeles.