When does a Church become a Cult

 It has been almost a year of dealing with Covid-19. A virus that has killed over 419,000 Americans, injured countless and infected over 25.2 million. We have been impacted with a higher-than-average infection rates. Last June, a Hispanic Coalition penned  an open letter to the Chelan-Douglas Health District board to talk about the impact Covid-19 was having on the Latinx and Native American Communities. Are we doing things that are counterproductive?

Our original emergency order went into effect March 23rd and barred certain types of business transactions from occurring in person such as no indoor dining in restaurants and bars, no indoor church services, etc. On June 1st, a Safe Start plan was put into effect with four phases to create a safe path of reducing viral spread and safely restarting business. 

Unfortunately, 46 plaintiffs decided that safety wasn't an issue and sued to end the Governor's Orders. They include:

Adam James - Chelan - Pastor - Grace City Church

Blaine Johnson - Chelan - Global Elite Motors

Caleb Weber - Douglas - Technology - Pulse PRM

Cary Condotta - Chelan - Politics & News - NCW Life personality 

Chad Sangster - Chelan - Auto sales - Sangster Motors

Chris Quinn - Douglas - Real Estate

Christina Horner - Chelan - Restaurateur - Post Office Saloon

Duane Marker - Chelan - Retail - Doghouse Motor Sports

Gregg Smith - Chelan - Construction - Smith Excavation

Heather Carlson - Chelan - Trauma Care

Heidi Forchemer Chelan  Andreas Keller Restaurant

Jackie Johnson - Chelan - Business

Jeff Guentzel - Chelan - Health Fitness - Anytime Fitness

Jeff Kurpuis - Chelan - Retail/Real Estate - Orchard Corset

John Divis - Douglas - Dentist - Wenatchee Dental Arts

Josh Hamilton - Chelan - Information Technology

Josh McPherson - Chelan - Pastor - Grace City Church

Kaala Knell - Chelan - Marketing

Kent McMullen - Chelan - Pastor - Grace City Church

Larry King - Chelan - Real Estate

Marcy Collins - Chelan - Retail - Collins Fashions

Mario Johnson - Chelan - Construction

Mark Stoddard - Chelan - Real Estate

Matt Fluegge - Chelan - Dentist - Fluegge Dental Studio

Megan Johnson - Chelan - Finance

Michelle McCormick - Chelan - Nonprofit

Norris Williams - Chelan - Coaching & Consulting

Pat Armstrong - Chelan - Auto sales - Pat Armstrong Ford

Rachelle Johnson - Chelan - Health Fitness - Inner Circle Gym

Sandy Arellano - Douglas - Hairstylist

Shirley Stoddard - Chelan - Real Estate

Shon Smith - Chelan - Restaurateur - Wok About Grill

Travis Hofstetter - Chelan - Construction - Pinnacle Construction

Wayne Loranger - Chelan - Real Estate

Beginning Jan 11, 2021, our Governor wanted to give us a chance with Roadmap to Recovery. We all started in Phase 1. It limits our interaction to reduce the spread of Covid-19 if we all do our part. All counties are in Phase 1. What happened?