Update: Plans for re-open starting june 7

“I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.” Psalm 122

Dear People of Hope,

It is with both joy and a hint of sadness that I write this letter. I have joy because, Lord willing,  Community of Hope is going to start in-person worship again on June 7th for two services at 9:00 am and 10:45 am. Then, the following weekend on June 13, we will add back our Saturday 5:30 pm service! My sadness comes from knowing that things will be different than before. We value your safety and want to take extraordinary precautions to minimize the chance of person-to-person spread of the virus. With this goal in mind, I have listed some of the things that you can expect: 

  • There will be a designated entrance and exit. Our greeters will open the doors for you.

  • For safety for our children we will not offer separate children's ministry. Children and infants will be with their parents. The nursery and children's wing will not be open.

  • The seating in the worship area will be diminished and spaced in such a way to ensure physical distancing. You will find family clusters, pairs, and individual seating.

  • Please practice physical distancing by leaving 3 seats between you and other families.

  • Please BYOB. (Bring your own bible). We will not have them available in the chairs.

  • Please BYOC (coffee) because coffee and food serving will not be available.

  • Please BYOM (mask). This is to minimize the chance of person-to-person spread. Leaving your mask on while singing protects those sitting around you.

  • We will have a shortened service format that will not include a break during the service. 

  • Please if you are older and immunocompromised, stay home and join us online. 

  • Please, if you have any symptoms or think that you might be coming down with something, stay home and join us online. 

  • We are not going to pass the offering. Instead, there will be a place to drop off your offering. 

  • Please continue to email your prayer requests because we will not have a response card or bulletin.

Our reopening plan is contingent on forming some new teams. If you can help email Pastordoug@cohchurch.com. We are looking for:

  • Cleaning teams for each service to keep our surfaces and restrooms sanitized.

  • Ushers to direct people to their open seats in our new seating arrangement.   

  • Greeters to open doors and guide to the correct entrance and exit. 

Grace and peace to you all,

Pastor Doug Seletzky

Community of Hope Church