KY Churches Asked to Suspend Services for 2 Weeks

Governor Andy Beshear has asked some Kentucky churches to not hold in-person services for the next two weekends.

During his Friday media briefing, Beshear confirmed that he spoke with the Kentucky Council of Churches on Wednesday, and expressed his concerns about the higher number of cases in recent days.

In the briefing, the governor said he's concerned about people taking vacations and then returning to their churches, where the novel coronavirus can easily spread among a congregation. 

"There's no executive order, there's no regulation, there's nothing like that. But I recommended for the next two Sundays, with the escalating number of cases that we have, that it's a very dangerous time, and recommended that people do the virtual or the drive-up services." 

He asked that those churches who choose to have services please, "double-down," on encouraging people to wear masks and keep social distance, and performing extra cleaning, and keeping people spread apart.

Dr. Todd Gray, Executive Director-Treasurer of the Kentucky Baptist Convention, responded on Facebook by saying “Kentucky Baptist churches and their leaders are being appropriately cautious in the way they are carrying out their in-person worship services.”