Worship Services:
- All staff and volunteers will wear masks, and masks will be required for all attendees. In the event that an attendee does not have a mask, one may be provided for them. Masks may be removed while sitting in the Sanctuary but must be worn while singing.
- Lines will be clearly marked to create 6 feet of social distancing.
- A strategic plan for entering and exiting will be put in place in order to maintain flow and maximize the ease to ensure social distancing.
- Chairs will be strategically placed in the sanctuary to create 6 feet of social distancing. Households will be able to sit together, but we will ask that others take a single seat.
- When communion is offered, it will be in prepackaged cups handed out by an usher who will be wearing a mask and gloves.
- No print materials, pens or offering envelopes will be provided.
- We will continue to offer online giving, people who wish to give in person can do so in the offering boxes provided in the sanctuary. We will provide our treasurer, or counter for the day with gloves and a mask to retrieve the donations.
- At the end of the worship service we will dismiss the church by rows to ensure that there is enough distance.
- Each week the sanctuary and the bathrooms will be cleaned using CDC standards.
Amenities:
- Restrooms will be available. But only one person at a time will be permitted in each restroom with the exception of children or someone requiring physical assistance.
- No food or drinks will be offered at any point other than communion.
- There will be a number of hand sanitizing stations around the sanctuary and in common areas.
Staff & Volunteers:
- All staff and volunteers will be required to take a temperature check of their bodies before serving. They will simply have to report to us that they do not have a fever.
- Ushers will receive new training, how to greet without touching, and how to gently enforce social distancing requirements.
- All doors will be left open to limit touching doors
- Staff and volunteers will act as ambassadors, equipped to answer questions on procedures and policies upon return to the building
Bible Studies and Discipleship Groups:
- Bible Studies and Discipleship Groups will be able to start gathering on July 5th in the physical space. Zoom or phone gatherings will also be an option. Each group will need to determine the best means of gathering that suits them.
- Bible Studies and Discipleship Groups will be expected to practice the above guidelines
Children & Youth:
- There will be no Children or Youth ministries gathering yet. All children and youth will stay with their families for worship.
- Children’s common areas will be completely closed, this includes the playground and all children’s rooms.
Band & Tech:
- On stage personnel will be limited to five people while maintaining a minimum of six feet separation.
- Team members will enter and exit the stage maintaining a 6-foot separation.
- Microphones, headphones, soundboard, computers, cameras, instruments, and all other items will be cleaned after each usage.
Facilities & Other:
- All facilities will be thoroughly cleaned using CDC guidelines after each service.
- Each renter congregation will know their responsibility in cleaning up after their worship services.
- Signs will be posted in all common areas encouraging hand washing, social distancing and mask wearing.
- Hand sanitizer stations will be installed in all common areas.
- Staff and Volunteers will have to check their temperature prior to coming to church, they will have a check in with their supervisor to ensure that they took their temperature and are healthy
- Staff and volunteer training will happen on a consistent basis.
