Pews packed with worshippers and chapels filled with song have been replaced by single devotees dotting empty sanctuaries and families huddling around computer screens.

Instead of warm embraces and firm handshakes over coffee and donuts, there are phone calls, texts and Facebook messages.

Like every other aspect of of life, the coronavirus pandemic has turned Ouray County’s faith community upside down, forcing people to abandon gathering spaces that serve to nurture and heal. Fellowship necessa...