The Revd Gethin Rhys, Policy Officer of Cytûn: Churches together in Wales, has circulated an update on the latest position in relation to COVID-19 and places of worship in Wales, which we reproduce with his permission. 

Speaking in the Senedd on Wednesday, 10 June, First Minister Mark Drakeford said at para 110:

“We raised the matter on 29 April in the faith communities forum, with leaders of faith communities in Wales, about the reopening of venues for private prayer. At that point, the firm advice from leaders of those communities was that it wasn’t practical for them to be able to reopen those venues in a way that is safe. I attended the last meeting of the faith communities forum last week. An enormous amount of work has gone on by those communities to put themselves in a position where they could now potentially reopen venues for private prayer. I was very impressed by all the practical things that they had thought about and were putting into place and we will consider that very seriously as we move to the end of the current three-week cycle.”

No further announcement is expected until Friday, 19 June. Continue reading →