Church of God in Aylmer, Ontario scores a victory in fight to keep its doors open

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Rebel News

May 3 2021

Back in March, the Church of God was the first to pioneer drive-in church services, and the church has since opened its doors to its congregation for the real thing. But current restrictions on religious gatherings make these services illegal, which puts the church’s pastor, Henry Hildebrandt, in a tough situation.

In an effort to shut down these services, Ontario’s attorney general was looking to bar entrance to services by sending in armed officers to lock the doors of the Church of God. Luckily for Pastor Hildebrandt and his church, on April 30 the judge denied the provincial government’s application for an interim injunction to lock the church’s doors. The application will be re-examined on May 13.

I sat down with Pastor Henry Hildebrandt on Friday after the hearing for an update.

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