'I don't feel like the decision we made was irresponsible,' Paster Jacobsen said during a Sunday sermon.
Pastor Michael Jacobsen of the Palermo Bible Family Church in Butte County, California said Sunday he felt no need to apologize for opening his church up for an in-person Mother's Day service this May, despite Governor Gavin Newsom's restrictions on large gatherings.
"When Jesus went before Pilate, he didn't defend himself," Jacobsen said,"So I don't feel the need. I don't feel like the decision we made was irresponsible." Members of a California church that held an in-person service over Mother's Day were informed that they may have been exposed to coronavirus after an attendee tested positive for the virus in May.According to the Butte County Public Health department, the infected person received a positive diagnosis for coronavirus the day after attending services at the church. Contact tracing and investigation by public health officials are underway after the incident.
Defying reopening plans could hamper plans to reopen the rural county's economy."Moving too quickly through the reopening process can cause a major setback and could require us to revert back to more restrictive measures," said Director of Butte County Public Health Danette York in a Friday statement.
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