Rivers churches split into sessions to observe social distancing

Most churches in Rivers State on Sunday had not more than 50 members in each worship session in compliance with the rule on social distancing by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in combating the COVID-19 pandemic.
Some clerics, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt, stated that the religious institutions were committed to the fight against the dreaded disease.
Senior Pastor of the School Road branch of the Deeper Life Bible Church in Port Harcourt, James Ata, said his branch received a directive from their headquarters in Lagos urging them on effective distancing pattern.
However, other churches with very large congregations ended up conducting over eight worship sessions on an hourly schedule.
NAN also gathered that the routine house fellowships usually observed on Sunday evenings by most Pentecostal churches had been suspended till further notice.
One of the home cell coordinators of Joyful Assembly Ministries, Mrs. Better Ben, said she received an order from the