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Hebron, Dacula adjusts with others to an online environment

Pastor Landon Dowden preaches to a largely-empty sanctuary (save for essential personnel) at Hebron Baptist Church in Dacula on March 15. MITCHELL SHOUMAKER/Special

Posted Sunday, March 22, 2020 7:36 pm

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Hebron, Dacula adjusts with others to an online environment

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