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MEDICINE HAT, Alberta, March 16, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — Pastor Patrick Schoenberger of Heights Baptist Church in Medicine Hat, Alberta, says that ministering to his congregation amid COVID lockdowns is not only a necessity, but something desperately needed for the mental and spiritual health of his flock.
Schoenberger told LifeSiteNews that he doesn’t see his church as contributing to a public health crisis, but rather as helping those who need “God’s love and grace” in the tough times of COVID.
“The threat posed by COVID-19 is very small when compared to the damage being done by government lockdowns which cause and contribute to hopelessness, despair, loneliness, isolation, and depression. As well, government lockdowns cause and contribute to things like suicide, domestic violence, unemployment, poverty, and addiction.”
Heights Baptist, like other Alberta churches (Grace Life Church in Spruce Grove — whose Pastor James Coates is in jail — and Fairview Baptist Church in Calgary), has been open above the 15 percent capacity and does not make its churchgoers wear masks.
Schoenberger told LifeSiteNews he allows people to go free without masks, does not turn anyone away, and does
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