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Pastor of California Megachurch That Defied Lockdown Order Dies of COVID-19

HOLY MOLY

The church is in one of the hardest hit counties of a state struggling to contain a vicious winter wave of the virus.

Rachel Olding
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Rachel Olding

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Senior Breaking News Editor

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