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The Essential Church

7.220232h 6mPG-13MovieDocumentaryDramaHistory

When governments use Covid emergency act edicts to restrict the gathering and worship of the Church, three pastors facing the risk of imprisonment, unlimited fines, and their own Churches splitting apart take a courageous stand and re-open in the face of a world that has chosen to comply.

DirectorShannon Halliday
WriterShannon Halliday
ProducersEllen Perry·Seth Bowling

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Cast · Directed by Shannon Halliday

JM
John MacArthur
JE
Jenna Ellis
PJ
Paul M Jonna
CL
Charles S LiMandri
JT
Jeffrey M Trissell
JC
James Coats
EC
Erin Coats
TS
Tim Stephens
SA
Scott W. Atlas
JB
Jay Bhattacharya
IH
Ian Hamilton
CH
Chris Hamilton

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Is The Essential Church based on a true story?

Yes — The Essential Church is based on true events, dramatising real people and events (some details may be fictionalised for the screen).