It was revealed on Wednesday that at least five members of the choir and orchestra of First Baptist Dallas had tested positive for COVID-19.…
It was revealed on Wednesday that at least five members of the choir and orchestra of First Baptist Dallas had tested positive for COVID-19. BuzzFeed News first reported the outbreak among members of the megachurch that was visited by Vice President Mike Pence this past Sunday. A sixth member of the orchestra exhibited symptoms of the virus and was tested in mid-June, according to a call for prayers sent to the church’s musicians and uncovered by BuzzFeed.
On June 30, Jarrod Blackstock, a music director and the associate minister of worship who plays trumpet in the orchestra, wrote a message in a private Facebook group for the choir and orchestra voicing his support for the performance while lamenting that he was not able to attend because he had the virus.
