"One of my responsibilities, a metaphor for pastoring is shepherd, and a shepherd not only feeds the sheep, but protects, and so it would be reckless for me to have worship now in mass and it becomes a super spreader in the name of Jesus," said Frederick Haynes, senior pastor of Friendship West Baptist Church. He said church services will remain virtual and continue to urge people to wear masks. Haynes' church is located in the southern part of Dallas, which has ZIP codes considered to be the most vulnerable for COVID-19 illness and deaths. "So in honor of the members' lives who have been lost, in honor of those who have suffered because of COVID, I believe it’s my responsibility to do all we can to keep our membership, our community safe and in doing so we have to make the hard decision (to remain virtual) because it is a hard decision to not gather until we reach a point where it’s safe for all of us and right now, we are far from that," Haynes said.