Coronavirus

Updates on BJU’s Monitoring of Coronavirus

“As the coronavirus spreads in the U.S., congregations are facing a situation many have never considered. In response, the LifeWay Leadership team has developed pandemic response resources that are being made available for free to assist pastors and church leaders at MinistryGrid.com/coronavirus.” - BPNews

“Often churches wonder what other churches are doing — here’s a sampling.” - CToday

“The Jim Bakker Show was among seven companies singled out by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission for selling a phony potion, ‘Silver Solution,’ which they claim can “eliminate” the COVID-19 virus.” - C.Headlines

“Pastor Chris Bell and 12 members of 3Circle Church based in Fairhope, Ala., were tested with nose swabs for COVID-19 Friday (March 6) and expect results within a day, he told Baptist Press. They have been quarantined since Thursday at the Angel Hotel in Beit Jala after a hotel resident tested positive for the virus.” - BPNews

“The Surgeon General’s advice for churches: good hygiene, and it’s time to ‘limit touching, especially hand-to-hand.’” - CToday

“South Korean officials are looking into whether Lee Man-hee, controversial founder of the Shincheonji Church, broke the law by not complying with the government during the coronavirus outbreak. More than half of the country’s 4,000+ cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new virus, have been linked to members of the church, which has been labeled a cult.” - CLeaders

“The event…was initiated by Christian author Cindy Jacobs of Generals International, who said she ‘received word from God’ calling for prayer, and a subsequent message from the Holy Spirit directing that the effort be ‘a global gathering.’” - CHeadlines

Pastor Andrea Artioli reported that “he lives in the ‘hot zone’ of the coronavirus outbreak in Northern Italy. He told [readers] as well that his church has been instructed by local authorities that it may not meet for at least the next two weeks. I thought it might prove interesting to ask him a few questions about his experience.” - Challies

“More than 1 million ask government to ban apocalyptic Christian sect linked to half of infections.” - CToday