Two hundred sixty Christian religious leaders have signed a letter to Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker expressing their discontent with his order prohibiting religious gatherings exceeding 10 people.
The letter — released Thursday, May 7 — tells the governor and his administration that church is essential and argues that churches should be included in the state's first reopening phase later this month. The letter also expresses concern that there is no representation of churches on the governor's new Reopening Advisory Board.
A pastor in Dedham who plans to hold two church services this weekend that stay within the governor's limit of 10 got a cease-and-desist letter from the town's board of health.
Pastor Nick White announced earlier this week that he plans to hold the services at Victory Baptist Church in Dedham at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Sunday, May 10. They would be the church's first in-person services since Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker on March 23 limited most public gatherings to 10.
