On the 25th of Christmas, a Christmas service is being held at the Daeseongjeon of Yeouido Full Gospel Church in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul through a non-face-to-face online broadcast. yunhap news
A church in Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do at 11 am on the 25th of Christmas. 25 members gathered in this 600-seat church and held a Christmas service. Except for the senior pastor, all attendees were wearing masks. Senior Pastor A said in a worship service, “For today, the Lord has come to this earth.” “The world people point their fingers because they do not know this. We must continue to worship.”
Church is less than 20 people, online worship is principle
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On this day, the first Christmas in the aftermath of the spread of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19), some churches showed that they did not follow the quarantine rules properly. A church in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, held a face-to-face Christmas service that included baptism for infants. At the worship service that only a few members attended, two parents and one child each received infant baptism. Parents wore all masks, but not infants.
Earlier, the quarantine authorities recommended a non-face-to-face Christmas service for fear of the spread of Corona 19. Religious facilities in the metropolitan area were excluded from those who were banned from private gatherings with more than 5 people, but non-face-to-face assembly is a rule in accordance with the guidelines for step 2.5 of social distancing. Even if a meeting is held, only 20 people or less, including personnel for the worship service, should gather.
In the religious world, voices of concern about the face-to-face Christmas worship have been raised as there have not been endless cases of group infection through church small groups. One church official said, “I know that some churches have enforced a worship service in which some lay people attend.
The quarantine authorities “request for non-face-to-face religious activities”
On the morning of Christmas 25th, a non-face-to-face online Christmas service is being held at Yeouido Full Gospel Church in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul. News 1
On this day, dozens of live videos of the church where the Christmas service is held were uploaded on YouTube. Over 20,000 viewers watched an online worship service at a large church in Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do. Yeouido Full Gospel Church, the largest Protestant church in Korea, is hosting all non-face-to-face services on this day. Yoido Full Gospel Church said, “It is the first time in the history of the church to offer Christmas services online.”
Tae-ho Yoon, head of quarantine at the Central Accident Control Headquarters, said at the Corona 19 briefing that “recently, group infections are occurring in small-scale religious facilities a lot. Meetings and meals must be avoided.”
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