Listing to replace community calendar through crisis
In light of Governor Abbott’s executive order last week, which prohibits social gatherings of 10 or more people, churches all over Hopkins County are still holding services—just in a different medium.
The Sulphur Springs News-Telegram has begun compiling a list of available church services with a means of alternative attendance. To add to the list, email news@ ssnewstelegram.com or call 903-885-8663.
Following is a list of what has been compiled so far:
• Southside Church of Christ offers live video streaming of services at 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Sundays at https://boxcast.tv/channel/ys1gelu6buojrjhr6u97 and http://www.churchofchristss.com.
• League Street Church of Christ has cancelled services and classes for Sunday, March 28. Pastor Jerry Savage said in a Facebook video that in-home services are allowed, as currently no more than 10 people may meet at one time.
• First Baptist Church Sulphur Springs has cancelled all in-person services and will broadcast all services on Suddenlink Channel 2, online at www.ssfbc.org/live or on Facebook. Service times are 8:30 a.m. (classic service in the Worship Center), 8:30 and 11 a.m. (contemporary services in the chapel) and an evening service (in the Worship Center) at 6 p.m. Sundays.
• Hope Family Fellowship has cancelled all physical meetings. Sunday morning services will be live streamed at 10:30 a.m. and Kids’ Church will be live streamed at 11:45 a.m. at https://hopefamily fellowship.online.church/.
• Shannon Oaks Church has cancelled all live services until further notice. Sunday morning services are live streamed at https://soc.online.church/.
• First United Methodist Church will hold livestreamed services at 11 a.m. Sundays at www.ssfumc. org/broadcast/live-feed.
Justice of the Peace Pct. 1 B.J. Teer said in a Facebook post Monday, “This morning as I scanned Facebook, I saw all churches having church online. Started to looking at how many people were live viewing each service. I realized that more people were at church this morning than most Sundays. I read a post from a pastor friend of mine who said last week was the first time he ever preached to a empty church, but before the week almost 48,000 people had viewed the sermon, and part of the sermon was to responded to the sermon. It was stated that almost 300 people responded that they had accepted our Lord and Savior.”