THAT TRAJECTORY CONTINUES TO TICK UP. BACK TO YOU. >> THANK YOU, MARK. >>> A WAKE FOREST CHURCH OPENS ITS DOORS TO PARISHIONERS UNDER CERTAIN SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. COMMISSIONERS SAY IT IS NOT IN LINE WITH THEIR STAY AT HOMEORDERS. ADAM OWENS IS LIVE WITH WHY CHURCH OFFICIALS DISAGREE. >> Reporter: FOR A FEW DIFFERENT DAYS, THE ST. CATHARINE CATHOLIC CHURCH OPENED ITS DOORS FOR PEOPLE TO COME IN FOR PERSONAL PRAYERS. I REACHED OUT TO THE COUNTY AND OFFICIAL CONFIRMED FOR ME THAT THIS IS A GATHERING THAT BANS THE STAY AT HOME ORDER IN WAKE COUNTY. A SPOKESWOMAN IN WAKE FOREST SAYS THE CHURCH OPENED ITS DOORS TEMPORARILY. AS LONG AS THEY FOLLOWED SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. NO MORE THAN TEN PEOPLE INSIDE AT ONE TIME. PARISHIONERS MUST KEEP SOCIAL DISTANCE, WEAR MASKS, AND STAY TO THE BACK OF THE CHURCH. PEOPLE WERE ASKED TO LIMIT THEIR VISIT TO 15MYS. >> WE ARE DOING OUR BEST TO FOLLOW THOSE GUIDELINES WHILE ALSO MAINTAINING OUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. WE ARE REALLY JUST WORKING TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT TO THAT. >> Reporter: BUT THAT IS NOT ALLOWED UNDER THEIR STAY AT HOME ORDERS. THAT BANS ALL GATHERING. MARY ALLISON, A SPOKESWOMAN FOR THE CHURCH SAYS, THESE ARE NOT LARGE SERVICES BUT PERSONAL PRAYER. AND THEY DO NOT CONSIDER THAT A GATHERING. >> WE WANTED TO OPEN THE DOORS TODAY FOR PERSONAL PRAYER ONLY. WE'VE DONE IT THE PAST COUPLE WEDNESDAYS AS WELL. FOR PERSONAL PRAYER ONLY. AS THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO VERY MUCH ARE MISSING THE SACRAMENTS AT THIS TIME. >> Reporter: THE DOORS WERE OPEN A LITTLE EARLIER TODAY. BUT THEY WERE NOT OPEN TERRIBLY LONG WHEN SOME OF THE PARISHIONERS STARTED ARRIVING WITHOUT MASKS, THEY DECIDED TO CLOSE EVERYTHING DOWN. CHURCH OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE WORKING TO HOW THEY WILL HANDLE THIS IN THE FUTURE. BUT IT MAY BE THAT, THAT IS NOT REALLY AN ISSUE. STARTING TOMORROW IRAQ COUNTY HAS ANNOUNCED THEY WILL FOLLOW