By Patric Hedlund with Marcy Axness, TME

A restraining order was served on a Ventura County church August 7, forbidding Godspeak Calvary Chapel from holding large worship services indoors. The pastor of that church, Rob McCoy—a former candidate for state assembly—said he would ignore the order.

‘Heart Telling Me To Be Wise’

Here on the mountain, Pastor Phil Wallace was ahead of that curve, with a message of soul-searching. On July 12 he told his Frazier Mountain Community Church by YouTube about his own troubled meditations on such gatherings.

Though it saddened him, Wallace said, “my heart is telling me to be wise.”

He decided to once again close…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

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On July 12, Pastor Phil Wallace told his church family that, for everyone’s safety, services would be virtual as of July 12. He and his wife Cathy are in their 20th year of leadership at the Frazier Mountain Community Church.

Calvary Chapel parishioners gather in socially-distanced lawn chairs under shady trees and canopies on the grounds of Cuddy Hall in Lake of the Woods. They are watching Pastor Rich Smith’s sermon, streamed on a big screen from inside. The casual Sunday morning atmosphere includes BYO coffee and snacks.

The sign posted by Pastor Rich Smith at Calvary Chapel’s Cuddy Hall outdoor meeting space.

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