United House of Prayer: Charlotte Church holds another big meeting months after COVID-19’s deadly outbreak

CHARLOTTE (WTVD) – A Charlotte church that was at the center of a massive COVID-19 outbreak that left 11 people dead in October held another large-scale event on Saturday, according to WSOC, ABC affiliates .

A WSOC reporter witnessed several cars parked in the parking lot of the United House of Prayer for All People (UHOP), as well as people who showed up at the church before the event.

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County officials told the church it was a bad time to hold a big event. However, the leaders of the United House of Prayer told health officials that it would follow all necessary precautions and limit the number of people inside the church.

Mecklenburg County Public Health issued the following statement:
“MCPH is aware of the events and has held a conversation with UHOP leadership. We have explained that now is not the time for such events given the extent of the pandemic in our community. ‘church has assured us that they are implementing all the necessary precautions and limiting the number to the church at all times.’

On Saturday, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services reported that more than 3,400 North Carolinians are in the hospital with COVID-19 and 6,892 people reported deaths from complications of the virus.

In October, more than 200 people contracted the virus and 11 people died after a week-long call to church.

WSOC reports that the meeting resulted in the largest outbreak of COVID-19 in the county.

After the October outbreak, North Carolina health workers issued an order that forbade the church of Charlotte to hold meetings in person for two weeks.