Bellevue church reopens for Sunday service

A number of local churches open their doors for Sunday service for the first time in more than a month.

....FOR THE FIRST TIMEIN MORE THAN AMONTH.....SYDNEY GRAYSTOPPED BY GRACEBIBLE CHURCH INBELLEVUE AND GOTAN INSIDE LOOK ....ATHOW EVERYONECAME TOGETHER.MEMBERS OF GRACEBIBLE CHURCH SAYTHEY FUNCTION LIKEA FAMILY ...SO AFTER BEING APART FOR MORE THANA MONTH ...SUNDAY'S SERVICEWAS LIKE A FAMILYREUNION.081143 "I LOVE BEINGHERE I LOVE BEINGWITH PEOPLE, I MISSTHOSE WHOCOULDN'T BE HEREBUT I CERTAINLYUNDERSTAND THAT SOIT FEELS GOOD TO BEBACK TOGETHER ANDI THINK FOREVERYBODY THIS ISJUST A REALTRANSITIONAL TIME."SOME CHURCHESREOPENED THEIRDOORS SUNDAYFOLLOWING THEMOST RECENTDIRECTED HEALTHMEASURE.PASTOR DAN HAUGESAYS ...MAKING THE DECISIONTO WELCOME HISCONGREGATION BACKINSIDE WASN'T EASY.080856 "THAT WAS ADIFFICULT DECISION,YOU KNOW THE BIGPROBLEM IS THAT ATSOME POINT IN TIMEWE HAVE TO MAKETHIS TRANSITION ANDIT'S SORT OF AJUDGEMENT CALLWHEN THATTRANSITION MIGHTBE."081552 "WE REALLYLOVE THE CLOSENESSOF OUR CHURCHFAMILY AND THISSEPARATION HASBEEN REALLYDIFFICULT FOR US ANDWE'RE BEING VERYCAUTIOUS ABOUTCOMING BACKTOGETHER ANDTAKING ALL THEPRECAUTIONS WENEED TO."HAND SANITIZER ANDCLEANING PRODUCTSWERE PLACEDTHROUGHOUT THEBUILDING ...THEY EVEN HADMASKS FOR THOSEWHO NEEDED THEM...CHURCH ELDER DANSCHLESIGER SAYS ITWAS NICE TO FEEL ASENSE OF CLOSENESSAGAIN...081742 "WE'RE ALLVERY EXCITED JUSTTO SEE LIVE PEOPLEEVEN THOUGH THEYCAN'T BE HUGGINGAND TOUCHING ANDALL THAT, THEY'REJUST GLAD TO BEABLE TO STAND APART AND VISIT YOUKNOW AND KEEP THESOCIAL DISTANCINGBUT SEEING PEOPLELIVE ANDCONVERSATIONS SOIT'S BEEN REALLYGOOD."MEMBERS SAT INFAMILY GROUPS ...AND WERE REMINDEDTO GIVE OTHERSTHEIR 6-FOOT SOCIALDISTANCE ...ABOUT 40 PERCENTOF THECONGREGATIONATTENED.HAUGE SAYS THEY'LLCONTINUE LIVE-STREAMING SERVICEFOR THOSE WHOAREN'T READY TOCOME JUST YET.080939 "THEY WERECONCERNED ABOUTTHEIR HEALTH OR THEHEALTH OF A LOVEDONE AND SO FORTHEM WE WANTED TOSAY BY ALL MEANSSTAY HOME AND DON'TFEEL A FALSE GUILTABOUT NOT BEINGABLE TO BE HERE."AND WHILE HAUGESAYS HEUNDERSTANDS THESERIOUSNESS OFCOVID-19 ...HE WANTS PEOPLE TOHAVE FAITH 081423"FAITH INVOLVES ALOT MORE THAN JUSTLIVING FOREVER,FAITH IS ALL ABOUTHOW YOU LIVE DAY TODAY."IN OMAHA SYDNEYGRAY 3 NEWS NOW.TODAY IS MOTHER'S