A Bullitt County church has been ordered by the state to cease in-person services “immediately.”
Written by Ben Tobin, Billy Kobin, and Lucas Aulbach of the Courier-Journal
Despite Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s persistent pleas for places of worship to hold virtual services, Maryville Baptist Church has continued to hold in-person services, including on this past Sunday.
The Rev. Jack Roberts, the pastor of Maryville Baptist Church, told The Courier Journal on Wednesday that he received the order on Tuesday. He said he plans to continue holding in-person services, including one on Wednesday evening and on Easter Sunday.
Roberts added that he has a national Christian organization that has several constitutional attorneys “that are in the process shortly of filing a lawsuit” against the Beshear administration. He declined to name the organization.
(Cross-posted via the Kentucky Press News Service. Read the rest of the article at the Courier-Journal.)
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