Coronavirus: County fines pile up as Santa Clara church continues in-house services – By Erin Woo (Mercury News) / Aug 31 2020
North Valley Baptist Church has regular Sunday worship in defiance of Santa Clara County ordinance
SANTA CLARA — The South Bay church that has already racked up thousands of dollars in fines for defying public-health orders against indoor gatherings held another service Sunday, garnering a new citation even as parishioners spoke out in defiance.
The COVID-19 pandemic and the threat of more sanctions against the church didn’t stop parishioner Priscilla Montes from attending service Sunday morning at North Valley Baptist Church, a controversial Santa Clara ministry that has continued to hold indoor worship in violation of a county public health order.
“What the state is doing is unconstitutional and evil,” Montes, 78, said outside the De La Cruz Boulevard house of worship. “They’re fighting against God.”
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