NCI Keyword: Pastor

Pastor James Coates – Apr 28, 2023 – Red Deer, Alberta

James Coates, pastor at Grace Life Church outside of Edmonton, Alberta, gives his testimony of the events that occurred at the onset and during the COVID pandemic. Originally following all government health guidelines, there came a time, Pastor Coates said, when the church officials and members had to choose following the government or following Christ, "the government oppression, the intensity that we were experiencing on a, basically, daily basis was out of this world. I mean, our nerves were shot by the end of all of that. It was exhausting, but it was necessary because we believe there’s a cost in following Christ and our desire is to bring honour and glory to His name."

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Reverend Randy Banks – Mar 31, 2023 – Toronto, Ontario

Rev. Banks is a pastor in a small Midwestern Ontario rural church. A pastoral caregiver which includes hospital visitation, long-term care visitation, and home visits for people who are housebound. He explains how difficult it was to do his job during the pandemic and the poor service he felt he was giving, especially when he was ministering dying people.

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