Our guidelines are paused for now. Please read our new announcement.
Overview
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Here at Evangelical, we are holding in tension two important goals: creating the safest environment possible while also offering opportunities to worship and be in ministry.
We have a reopening taskforce that meets periodically. The taskforce gives us guidelines for the safest practices and is keeping an eye on the progression of pandemic.
Please join us for worship in our sanctuary for our 10:15 AM service, on the live section of our website at 10:15 AM for our live streamed service (or our Facebook page), or listen to our service on WMSS 91.1 FM at 2 PM on Sundays.
Current Ministry Opportunities
- Children's Sunday School (9 AM in the Children's chapel)
- Youth Sunday (9 AM in the Children's chapel)
- Junior Church
- Adult Sunday School
- Pastor's Bible Study (via Zoom)
- Weekly Prayer Meeting (via Zoom)
- Our worship opportunities
Our Current Guidelines
Worship
- Persons who are sick must stay home
- Everyone is requested to wear a mask. Anyone leading worship may choose not to wear a mask while leading.*
- Persons attending in-person worship are encouraged to socially distance in the sanctuary
- Persons are encouraged to use one staircase to go up to the sanctuary and one staircase to leave sanctuary
- Elevator should be sanitized after each use
- Sanitizer bottles filled and strategically placed
- Worship services shortened for safety
- Disinfection of sanctuary in line with CDC guidelines after worship
- No passing of the plate- offering receptacles will be strategically placed for offering
- No physical bulletins
- No greeters
- No handshaking
- No passing of the peace
- The head usher to take attendance by name on Sundays for contact tracing and normal attendance tracking purposes (and solicit contact information from visitors)
- High touch areas will be cleaned regularly
- Persons need to sanitize bathroom after use, please follow signs
- An online option for worship will be offered (streaming or recorded)
*Persons with ongoing respiratory problems and children under the age two may choose not to wear mask
Other Guidelines
- Meetings, Bible studies, and other gatherings should be conducted by video call
- Persons visiting church or pastor's offices should schedule appointments