Borderland clergy cope with no in-person church services for Easter Sunday

Empty rows at Saint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral in Seattle, Washington. — CNN

By Wil Herren

April 10, 2020 7:57 PM

Published April 10, 2020 6:27 PM

EL PASO, Texas -- “It's the first time after 2,000 years, can you imagine? The church with persecution and a lot of sickness and illness never stop, for example, having contact with the preacher,” Archimandrite Fadi Rabbat Archimandrite at St. George Orthodox Church said Friday.

The El Paso city-county "stay home" order that now prohibits public gatherings means parishioners celebrating the Easter holiday at church is also prohibited.

"Well, we would of never imagined we would not be gathering in our facilities for Easter," said Pastor Shannon Nieman at the Abundant Living Faith Center.

Some Borderland churches have taken to holding online services, streamaing on their websites or on Facebook.

Saint George's Orthodox Church
https://www.stgeorge-elpaso.org/
https://www.facebook.com/Stgelpaso

Saint Mark's United Methodist
https://loveroad.org/
https://www.facebook.com/Stmarkselpaso

First Baptist Church of El Paso
http://www.fbcep.com/
https://www.facebook.com/FirstBaptistChurchElPaso/

Abundant Living Faith Center
https://www.alfc.com/
https://www.facebook.com/alfcelpaso/

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