Granite Bay Today

October 2, 2020

Granite Bay Today: Destiny Church

<p><strong>On July 13th Governor Newsom announced another set of guidelines for the increasingly growing COVID-19.</strong></p> <p><strong>Sandwiched between the many rollbacks of stores and businesses was the immediate end to indoor operations in places of worship.</strong></p> <p><strong>But just one week later </strong><a href="http://destinyonline.com/"><u><strong>Destiny Christian Church</strong></u></a><strong> opened its doors to around 1,000 people over the course of three services.</strong></p> <p><strong>"I'm going to obey God. I'm not going to obey the governor's mandate," Senior Pastor Greg Fairrington said to KCRA3.</strong></p> <p><strong>According to the Rocklin pastor, the church is operating at 25 percent of normal capacity with reserved seating and an optional outdoor video service.</strong></p> <p><strong>The debate, on a fundamental level, is about whether the church is an essential service or not.</strong></p> <p><strong>While the indoor services are in direct violation of the government’s mandate many church attendees are flocking to Destiny for the in-person experience. To many, the protection Destiny Church has provided is adequate.</strong></p> <p><strong>This situation has spawned #Openthedoors, which seems to be a microcosm of the national #Letusworship movement taking place at California’s Capitol and beyond.</strong></p> <p><strong>Granite Bay Today reached out to Destiny for comment and received no response.</strong></p> <p><strong>Resources:&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>Destiny website: </strong><a href="http://destinyonline.com/"><u><strong>http://destinyonline.com/</strong></u></a></p> <p><strong>Destiny’s reopening statement: </strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/gregfairrington/videos/569036540670239/"><u><strong>https://www.facebook.com/gregfairrington/videos/569036540670239/</strong></u></a></p> <p><strong>Destiny’s PPP loan: </strong><a href="https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/health-and-medicine/article244351182.html"><u><strong>https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/health-and-medicine/article244351182.html</strong></u></a></p> <p><strong>COVID-19 cases in Placer County: </strong><a href="https://www.placer.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/46267/dashboard?bidId="><u><strong>https://www.placer.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/46267/dashboard?bidId=</strong></u></a></p> <p><strong>KCRA3 article: </strong><a href="https://www.kcra.com/article/rocklin-church-to-defy-californias-covid-19-restrictions/33342542"><u><strong>https://www.kcra.com/article/rocklin-church-to-defy-californias-covid-19-restrictions/33342542</strong></u></a></p> <p><strong>Sacramento Bee article: </strong><a href="https://www.sacbee.com/news/coronavirus/article244222692.html"><u><strong>https://www.sacbee.com/news/coronavirus/article244222692.html</strong></u></a></p> <p><strong>#Letusworship website: </strong><a href="https://www.letusworship.us/"><u><strong>https://www.letusworship.us/</strong></u></a></p>