“There are multiple coronavirus cases among the staff of Southlake’s Gateway Church, less than two weeks after the head pastor was in attendance at the now-infamous Rose Garden ceremony at the White House, a church spokesman confirmed Thursday.”
“A few isolated cases have impacted the more than 850 part-time and full-time employees, Lawrence Swicegood said in an email. Though he didn’t disclose how many cases there have been, he noted, ‘The confirmed cases go up and down daily.’ He didn’t say whether any of the workers with COVID came into contact with Senior Pastor Robert Morris, who has continued to preach following the Rose Garden event where at least a dozen attendees later tested positive. But he stated the pastor has tested negative. Morris has been tested on two occasions since the Sept. 26 Rose Garden event, including once this week, and tested negative both times, according to Swicegood, the director of Gateway Media. He hasn’t exhibited COVID symptoms, he said, and has been taking his temperature regularly” – Fort Worth Star-Telegram.