Hello, Rock Church! The pastors asked me to update you on the status of The Rock Church Reopening. Many of you have been asking, and we have some great news. We are planning on reopening our church building to the public on the weekend of June 20 & 21!
As a result of our reopening, I’d like to share some of the changes you can expect when you arrive back in our building. Above all, our heart is to honor Jesus and keep our flock safe by heeding some basic social distancing guidelines from our state, federal and medical leaders. Keeping that in mind, here are just a few of the restrictions we’ll implement: (Note: These new guidelines are only temporary until we can be confident we may move ahead safely.)
Guidelines for The Rock’s Reopening:
- We will encourage “no contact” greetings (waves, air high fives and smiles).
- All Kid’s Rock programs will be discontinued.
- The use of masks and hand sanitizer will be encouraged for everyone – including kids (we will provide both if needed).
- We will need to limit the total number of people in our building at one time — come early to get a seat.
- We will not be serving coffee or tea (let’s practice BYOC – “Bring Your Own Coffee”).
- The seats in the Sanctuary will be arranged so that a 6-foot distance is maintained between each household group.
- We will discourage congregating in the Lobby or other meeting areas (feel free to meet outside if it’s nice).
- Signage will be posted to remind individuals to maintain social distancing.
- We will encourage high-risk individuals to NOT come to the building, but continue to watch our livestream.
- The service time will be shortened to one-hour, which will allow 45-minutes in between services to clean and disinfect.
- We will continue to provide livestream services.
Certainly, there will be many more details that we’ll communicate with you in the next two weeks. Please be praying for God’s wisdom and guidance through all of this.
Remember what it says in Proverbs 21:31, “The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but victory rests with the Lord.” Amen.
Stay healthy and stay encouraged, Church!
Trusting in God’s victory,
Bill Young (on behalf of The Rock Church Pastors)
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