While churches around California and the country continue with legal challenges regarding resuming in-person services, and got varying court opinions, Christmas services remain virtual in Nevada County. At Twin Cities Church in Rough and Ready, Pastor John Fairchild says people are still excited about having it available, even though they’ll miss the fellowship…

Twin Cities Church did have in-person services during part of the summer and fall months, under coronavirus guidelines that restricted attendance to no more than 200 congregants per-service, before Nevada County fell to the most infectious Purple Tier. Fairchild says while they’ve been following the legal wrangling closely, they’re trying to take a balanced approach…

Fairchild also points out that a number of his congregation stayed away, even when in-person services were allowed, due to COVID fears.