“While we appreciate that people are leaning into their faith during this time — and as a person of faith I certainly appreciate that — but the way to do it in the midst of a pandemic is not to gather in churches,” she said. “We’ve been urging members of the faith community for weeks to host their services virtually so that people have access to the word in whatever way in which they worship, but not to do it by convening in churches. That’s the worst way to do it.”