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CALGARY, Alberta, March 5, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — A Canadian pastor who held in-person Sunday worship amid COVID restrictions said that “no amount of fine, no amount of jail time” will prevent him and his church from gathering. Previously, police had taken photos of his parishioners inside his church for allegedly breaking local COVID rules.
“We see with our city councillors, in our mayor, and others in government … that they don’t really understand Christian convictions, they don’t really understand that this is a matter of obedience to God and obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ, and so no amount of fine, no amount of jail time is going to discourage people as they come together to worship,” said Senior Pastor Tim Stephens of Fairview Baptist Church in Calgary, Alberta, in an interview posted on the news site Rebel News.
Stephens and his church have been openly defying Alberta COVID rules which limit gathering sizes to 15 percent capacity, mandate mask-wearing, and proscribe social distancing.
Last Sunday, Stephens said Calgary police visited the church, along with Alberta Health Services (AHS) and bylaw officers. Stephens allowed the officials
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