Congregations gather again, and it’s a little different
Ridgeway Baptist Church among the first to resume meeting
Megan Turner (left) takes the temperatures of Charlotte and Lewis Pitman as they enter Ridgeway Baptist Church on Sunday, May 31. This was Ridgeway Baptist's first in-person service since the COVID-19 stay-at-home order. (Greg Campbell/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Every other pew is marked off to prevent crowding during the worship service at 2500 Ridgeway Road in East Memphis. (Greg Campbell/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Diane Trubic (right) maintains her distance while visiting with other people in the Sunday, May 31, service at Ridgeway Baptist Church. (Greg Campbell/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Pastor Ashley Ray speaks to a member after the service at Ridgeway Baptist Church on Sunday May 31. Ridgeway Baptist held its first in-person service since the stay-at-home order for COVID-19. (Greg Campbell/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Ridgeway Baptist Church organist, Michelle Brown, wears her facemask during the church's first in-person service on Sunday May 31. (Greg Campbell/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Ushers guide those in attendance Sunday, May 31, to seats to ensure everyone maintains an appropriate distance. (Greg Campbell/Special for The Daily Memphian)
Members of Ridgeway Baptist Church spaced themselves for their first in-person service since the stay-at-home order for COVID-19 on Sunday May 31. (Greg Campbell/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Members of Ridgeway Baptist Church practice social distancing during an in-person service on Sunday, May 31. (Greg Campbell/Special for The Daily Memphian)
Ridgeway Baptist Church reopened Sunday morning, and about 130 of the flock attended.
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Abigail Warren is a lifelong resident of Shelby County and a graduate of the University of Memphis. She has worked for several local publications and covers the suburbs for The Daily Memphian.
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