Ventura County is suing pastor Rob McCoy and Godspeak Calvary Chapel, which has hosted in-person, indoor services without masks or social distance since May 31.
Worshipers at Godspeak Calvary Chapel in Thousand Oaks have been celebrating their faith for months in open violation of state and local health orders in place to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.Now the church and Ventura County are facing off in court. County officials sued McCoy and the church this week to shut down the large, indoor gatherings. The lawsuit follows the county Board of Supervisors’ vote to use court actions to enforce COVID-19 health orders.
“We haven’t had one case” of the coronavirus, he said. Court documents allege more than 200 people have attended the services.McCoy’s run-ins with coronavirus orders have lasted nearly as long as the pandemic. The former Thousand Oaks mayoron April 4 after Gov. Gavin Newsom declared churches nonessential. The next day, he violated the governor’s orders, hosting socially distanced Communion inside his church for 10 people at a time.
“Instead, attendees were in close proximity to one another, seated side by side in pews, for the entirety of the service. The church appeared to be at capacity,” Vargas wrote in a declaration set to be read in court Friday.Vargas reminded McCoy that outdoor or virtual services could be held. But McCoy said he won’t hold outdoor services “because we have a church.”
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