We're together for in-person worship! Sundays at 9:30 AM Outdoors
Join us for Outdoor Worship this summer!
Bring your own chairs - masks optional
Join us for Outdoor Worship this summer!
Bring your own chairs - masks optional
SUMMER + CHURCH
On *Sundays this summer, get ready for fun activities combined with outdoor worship! Each week will include an activity designed to help bring us together in-person and get to know one another while growing closer to God and each other. There will be plenty of fun for all ages! So mark your calendar, bring your own chair and join us!
*Communion will be celebrated on the first Sunday of each month.
*Communion will be celebrated on the first Sunday of each month.
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Worship is Sunday at 9:30 AM in our Outdoor Sanctuary, located on the north side of the parking lot.
In the event of rain, we will move worship *indoors.
*While we understand that adults and youth who have been vaccinated have the option of not wearing a mask for their own safety, we are encouraging everyone to continue masking for indoor worship & other gatherings that include children and other vulnerable individuals who cannot be vaccinated at this time.
Children's Chapel will be offered for kids ages 3 and up - they'll be invited to follow our Children's Ministry leaders to the Wing in the Woods for 30 minutes of music, bible lessons and fun crafts and activities during the second half of worship, and will return to their parents during the final song.
Masks are encouraged for all children's indoor activities.
In the event of rain, we will move worship *indoors.
*While we understand that adults and youth who have been vaccinated have the option of not wearing a mask for their own safety, we are encouraging everyone to continue masking for indoor worship & other gatherings that include children and other vulnerable individuals who cannot be vaccinated at this time.
Children's Chapel will be offered for kids ages 3 and up - they'll be invited to follow our Children's Ministry leaders to the Wing in the Woods for 30 minutes of music, bible lessons and fun crafts and activities during the second half of worship, and will return to their parents during the final song.
Masks are encouraged for all children's indoor activities.
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GUIDELINES FOR INDOOR GATHERINGSas of May 19, 2021
While many youth and adults are now fully vaccinated and have moved into the Green Light phase, we as a church believe that the best way to show love for our neighbors, who are children and others not able to be vaccinated, is by encouraging everyone to wear a mask for large gatherings indoors. We will be holding outdoor worship this summer, where masks are optional, but will move worship indoors as needed for rain and other inclement weather. When we do have to meet indoors, we will continue to offer sanitizer, low-touch and no-touch options for bulletins and offering, and sections of socially distanced seating. Online worship will continue to be livestreamed to our Facebook page at 9:30 AM, and then made available as a recording on our website on Mondays.
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3-2-1 CHURCH RE-ENTRY GUIDELINES FROM THE IOWA CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
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Level 3 Red Light Status: Stop all non-critical gatherings. Essential workers only. This is the Stay in love with God and Stay Home phase of our ministry.
Level 2 Yellow Light Satus: Cautionary Return. We anticipate this will cover a number of months. As the IAUMC, we want to “Do Good” as restrictions are lifted and as test positivity rates decrease. This means a gradual return to gatherings and doing so in a cautionary manner, with limitations. Level 1 Green Light Status: When we finally reach the “Do No Harm” phase, it will be because the virus is contained and our people are safe. Permission will be granted to communities of faith to return to full activity and mass gatherings will be permitted. |
we will worship inDOORS when positivity rates are below 15% for Polk County
The re-entry team has finalized our congregation's policy for moving to in-person, indoor worship, based on the guidelines provided to local churches by the Iowa United Methodist Conference Crisis Response Team. Our policy allows us to hold indoor services if the 14-day test positivity rate is below 15% in Polk County. These rates are published on the Iowa Coronavirus website. Online worship will always be available. We encourage each person to consider his or her own health and comfort when determining whether to worship in-person or online.
If test positivity rates increase and push us back into the RED LIGHT PHASE, we will notify the congregation of the cancellation of in-person gatherings on our homepage, via email, and on Facebook.
If test positivity rates increase and push us back into the RED LIGHT PHASE, we will notify the congregation of the cancellation of in-person gatherings on our homepage, via email, and on Facebook.
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