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LDS suspends all public worship services in Fiji and around the world due to COVID-19

LDS suspends all public worship services in Fiji and around the world due to COVID-19

By Iva Danford
18/03/2020

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has suspended all public worship services which includes sacrament meetings, branch, ward and stake activities in Fiji and around the world because of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Fiji Church Public Affairs Director, Sulueti Kama says this applies to all of their 56 units in Fiji and all their 18,000 church members.

Kama says they have been told to have their own worship service at home and they will be informed when the suspension will be lifted.

She adds they have also started the process of bringing back Fijians that were on church missions in countries that have COVID-19 cases.

The LDS Church in Fiji has Units in Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Kadavu, Beqa, Tavenuni, Levuka and Rotuma.

LDS Church say they continue to monitor the changing conditions related to COVID-19 throughout the world.

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