OAKLAND, Maine (AP) The town manager of Oakland says a weekend gathering at a church has the “potential to be a superspreader” event.

Deputy Police Chief Rick Stubbert said the church’s senior pastor, the Rev. Jamie Dickson, indicated the event at the Kingdom Life Church grew larger than planned.

A crowd packed the church Saturday night for “Worship Night,” featuring a worship leader from California.

It’s believed to have far exceeded the state’s limit of 50 people at an indoors gathering.

The event is getting attention after an Aug. 7 wedding and reception in the Katahdin region became a superspreader event.

Eight deaths and more than 170 cases are linked to the wedding.