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  • Arrested for running church service, Rodney Howard-Browne releases statement

    After being arrested for defying COVID-19 orders and choosing to press ahead with running his Sunday service, Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne has now issued an official statement. The Tampa pastor was arrested last Monday after refusing to close its doors despite a “safer at home” order in effect in Hillsborough County, meant to stop the spread […]

  • The pastor arrested for running church during coronavirus

    The pastor of a Tampa megachurch is facing charges after refusing to close its doors despite a “safer at home” order in effect in Hillsborough County, meant to stop the spread of COVID-19. The sheriff says up to 500 people were in attendance at Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne’s Sunday services. The River at Tampa Bay Church […]