(ChurchLeaders) During a virtual children’s chapel service in August, a Maryland congregation welcomed a special guest who answered young listeners’ questions about the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Anthony Fauci, America’s leading infectious disease specialist, appeared via video on August 13 to speak with Pastor Connie Miller at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Silver Spring.
The church, which also has a Christian Day School, is located just seven miles from the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, where Fauci serves as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. According to an article on LivingLutheran.org, the chapel theme that week was heroes, and Fauci’s kid-friendly video, which aired on Facebook Live, now has more than 16,000 views.