Fellowship Bible Baptist Church holds free COVID-19 testing, more to come

As more COVID-19 testing becomes available, many organizations like Fellowship Bible Baptist Church aim to provide free testing for those in Warner Robins.

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Fellowship bible baptist church in warner robins held its second free covid-19 testing event today.

41 nbc's rashaad vann has more on how the church is helping provide access for anyone wanting to be tested.

As more covid-19 testing becomes available in georgia, churches like fellowship bible baptist in warner robins want to provide free testing.

Colleen payne-nabors: we want everyone to get tested, we want to ensure that the life that you protect is not only yours but those that are around you and the loved ones that you have.

Colleen payne-nabors, director of operations at mci diagnostic center, wants everyone to know the importance of testing.

She explains how some people could spread the virus without knowing.

Colleen payne-nabors: i have delivered probably 50% of the calls at our office and those calls have indicated that you're asymptomatic no issues but you are a carrier that you can expose the love runs around you.

After testing saturday, pastor tolan morgan says they plan for more ways to reach out to the community.

Pastor tolan morgan: i'm so thankful for our church that we were able to respond in less than 24 hours for friday and having to service 480 people within less than 24 hours was a real blessing.

Morgan and nabors both urge everyone to get tested.

Morgan: this is about a human issue, this is not a religious issue or racial issue this is a human issue i'm trying to get as many people tested for this crisis as possible.

Colleen payne-nabors: this is an opportunity for us to ensure that i have to say you cannot at this moment put your life in the c1 3 b13 hands of anyone else.

Reporting in warner robins, rashaad vann, 41 nbc news.

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