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It is a busy time for churches in the South Bay as many pastors prepare to reopen for limited indoor services following a recent Supreme Court ruling ordering counties to allow limited indoor worship. Robert Handa reports.

It is a busy time for churches in the South Bay as many pastors prepare to reopen for limited indoor services following a recent Supreme Court ruling ordering counties to allow limited indoor worship.

Church leaders with Calvary Chapel San Jose were in court Thursday for an ongoing contempt of court trial connected to services the church held in defiance of public health and court orders.

A San Jose church Thursday evening held an indoor Christmas Eve service despite public health and court orders against it, as well as fines that are stacking up with each violation. Sergio Quintana reports.

A San Jose church Thursday evening plans to hold an indoor Christmas Eve service despite public health and court orders against it, as well as fines that are stacking up with each violation. Sergio Quintana reports.

A San Jose church Thursday evening plans to hold an indoor Christmas Eve service despite public health and court orders against it, as well as fines that are stacking up with each violation.

A San Jose pastor appeared in court Tuesday afternoon on a contempt charge after he defied Santa Clara County’s coronavirus health orders by holding weekly indoor church services for hundreds of people.

A San Jose pastor appeared in court Tuesday afternoon on a contempt charge after he defied Santa Clara County’s coronavirus health orders by holding weekly indoor church services for hundreds of people. Damian Trujillo reports.

A South Bay church has become the poster child for defiance, refusing to follow Santa Clara County’s health order amid the coronavirus pandemic. Marianne Favro reports.

A South Bay church has become the poster child for defiance, refusing to follow Santa Clara County’s health orders amid the coronavirus pandemic.

A California judge Monday ordered a San Jose church to stop holding weekly indoor services for hundreds of people, granting county officials a restraining order against the church that has accrued more than $350,000 in fines for violating coronavirus shutdown orders.

Pastor Mike McClure of San Jose’s Calvary Chapel has vowed to fully reopen the church despite local and state orders mandating that it remain closed.

Now that President Trump has declared houses of worship essential, Gov. Gavin Newsom said he will issue coronavirus safety guidelines for religious gatherings by Monday. Marianne Favro reports.