Services
We are now offering our 1 worship service at our regular time at 9:30am
We are not taking reservations for you to attend a specific service. We do not anticipate any issues on seating in the sanctuary.
Before deciding if you or your family will physically attend worship. Please consider the following:
– have I or anyone in my family been sick in the past two weeks?
– Am I 60+ years old, immunocompromised, or at higher risk?
– Do I have anxiety about the current situation, or does the thought of returning to in-person worship at this point cause me anxiety?
Please use your common sense when it comes to making the decision for yourself to attend on-site worship. If you have a fever, feel unwell, or have a cold, you are encouraged to join us by worshiping online or via the radio broadcast of the service. If you are just uncomfortable being a part of on-site worship at this point, you are encouraged to continue worshiping with First UMC online or by listening to the radio broadcast. I am grateful for the technology that allows us to stay connected.
Masks
Social distancing
What to expect at on-site worship:
Entrance
The main doors to all parking lots will be propped open when you arrive and leave the church to minimize contact with handles by a large volume of people.
Sanitization
There is hand sanitizer provided at all the entrances of the sanctuary and is in the welcome center. Additionally, the church is fully cleaned and wiped down and will be each week.
Child Activity Bags
The activity bags have been temporarily removed. If your child needs activities for church, please bring some for them to use.
Seating
Pews have been marked off to maintain social distancing. We have marked a 6ft block in the center of the pew to keep distance from each end. Please sit in the areas that are open with your family unit and/or those you have already been social distancing. Please be flexible in where you sit, your normal pew may be marked off for social distancing. Keep in mind that one side of a pew might have 6 people and other side may have 1 or 2, that is okay as we maintain social distancing.
Offering
We will have two baskets at the front of the sanctuary for you to place your offering. We will have a time of offering and prayer in the service, but we will not be passing the offering plates. You can also continue to make your contributions electronically, through the mail, or by dropping a check off in the locked mailbox on the north side of the church office.
Congregational singing
We will have congregational singing during the worship service. Please sing along if you would like.
Drive-thru communion