Alpha Phi Alpha's National Chaplain Just Published This Open Letter About The Reopening of Churches Amid COVID-19

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Alpha Phi Alpha's National Chaplain Just Published This Open Letter About The Reopening of Churches Amid COVID-19

The National Chaplain of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., Reverend Dr. Johnathan C. Augustine, recently published an open letter regarding the reopening and preoccupancy of houses of worship amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The letter, which was sent to Watch The Yard by the Editor of The Sphinx to be shared can be read in full below:

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