Washington Post | Trump wants ‘packed churches’ on Easter. Pastors expect their doors to be shut.

As the novel coronavirus spread across the United States during the past few weeks, denomination after denomination announced that they were shutting the doors of their houses of worship and moving services online.

Then President Trump expressed hope that churches would reopen by Easter, April 12, dealing a blow to some pastors who had struggled to help congregants adjust to virtual services.

Most pastors said this week that they are not planning to open in time for the holiday, generally considered the holiest day on the Christian calendar. They are bracing for huge financial problems as they face empty pews on what is normally one of the biggest collection days of the year.

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