Cross-Over Services; CAN Directs Lagos Churches To Close By 11pm
The Lagos State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria has directed all Lagosians and all churches in Lagos to end their cross-over services by 11pm on December 31, 2020.
The order is contained in a statement issued by the Lagos State CAN Chairman, Bishop Steven Adegbite.
Recall that the Lagos State Government had ordered all worship centers in the state to suspend cross-over services, vigils and night services.
The state also announced a 12am to 4am curfew as part of measures to reduce the spread of Covid-19 in the state.
CAN reacted to the order and said in a statement that; ”As part of our responsibility as a law-abiding organisation and in response to the appeal made to us by the State Government, we hereby direct that all churches should ensure their services end at 11pm prompt on the 31st of December, 2020, so as to allow attendees get to their respective homes and places of rest on or before 12 midnight when the curfew will start”.
CAN promised the government that ”Christians will continue to be a strong partner in the quest to see that the spread of COVID-19 does not happen and that it becomes a thing of the past within the shortest time possible”.
