Christ Embassy Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Australia === A branch of the Christ Embassy Church in Sydney was ordered to close for seven days in August 2021 after an illegal in-person service was conducted there during a COVID-19 lockdown.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McPhee |first1=Sarah |title=Seven-day ban on Sydney church after illegal sermon, $49,000 in fines |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/seven-day-ban-on-sydney-church-after-illegal-sermon-49-000-in-fines-20210825-p58ls8.html |access-date=25 August 2021 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=25 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The service was attended by 60 people. The pastor of the church had previously discouraged his followers from receiving [[COVID-19 vaccine]]s.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reddie |first1=Mark |title=Pastor who urged Sydney congregation to 'refuse every lockdown' hit with prohibition order |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-25/blacktown-church-fines-for-people-who-broke-covid-rules/100406202 |access-date=25 August 2021 |work=ABC News |date=25 August 2021 |language=en-AU}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page