Jacksonville church reflects on difficult year during pandemic
Several members of Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church experienced symptoms of COVID-19, possibly months before Florida reported its first cases
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville church on Sunday remembered a difficult year among its congregation during the coronavirus pandemic.
The congregation at Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church gathered Sunday a year after numerous church members experienced symptoms of COVID-19, possibly months before Florida reported its first cases.
“It was about as sick as I’ve ever been. I was infected here at the church. There were a number of us that had been infected early on February, first week of March,” said Minister of Music and Worship Tommy Shapard. “So we’re also taking time to recognize that, as well, this morning.”