In-person church services resume in South Lake Tahoe​
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that churches in California can once again open doors for in-person services, South Lake Tahoe places of worship have started to reopen.The state's Blueprint Tier 1 prohibition of indoor worship services was challenged by three churches in Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Prior to the challenge, a ban on indoor services led many churches to provide virtual services, while others defied orders and had indoor services even when the guidelines prohibited them.
The Court did rule against removing limits on capacity.
For counties in the widespread, or purple tier, churches can open indoors with masks, social distancing, cleaning protocols, and other modifications and activities must be limited to 25 percent of capacity. Moving to the red tier would keep the same guidance but going down to the yellow tier would expand occupancy to 50 percent.
Some of the South Lake Tahoe church information:
Hope Lutheran Church is open with 10:00 a.m. Sunday services. They will be social distancing, and following health and safety protocols. Ash Wednesday is on February 17 and Pastor Diana Turner will be doing "Ashes to Go" for the third consecutive year in front of Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel at Stateline from 11:00 a.m. to noon and having service at 5:30 at Hope Lutheran Church located at 930 Julie Lane, South Lake Tahoe.