The longest night is marked by a Blue Christmas
12.05.22 | Wellness and Missions
In the northern hemisphere, many churches will offer a Blue Christmas Service on December 21 or 22, 2022. This marks the longest night of the year and the shortest day.
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Worship resources commemorating one million COVID deaths
05.11.22 | Wellness and Missions
We have crossed a threshold that we all knew was looming but prayed would not materialize. The thought that one million souls have been lost to this pandemic is unfathomable. The loss is felt in every community across our nation without regard to...
Re-Entering Well
02.10.22 | Wellness and Missions
Throughout this longer-than-anticipated season of disruption and new ways of being church together, Bishop Easterling and church leaders have stressed that the safety and health of every person is our priority. Each context is different, but our...
Re-Entering and Navigating Well Guidelines
02.09.22 | Wellness and Missions
A word from the Bishop and Task Force “I encourage you to live as people worthy of the call you received from God. Conduct yourselves with all humility, gentleness, and patience. Accept each other with love, and make an effort to preserve...
Greeters, Ushers, and Communion Stewards Tip Sheet
02.09.22 | Wellness and Missions
All Tip Sheets The risk for unvaccinated greeters, ushers, and Communion stewards is high as most of their tasks do not allow for appropriate physical distancing and/or handling items that multiple people touch. (BWC Guidelines for...
Nursery and Sunday School Tip Sheet
02.09.22 | Wellness and Missions
All Tip Sheets The risk for transmitting the virus is high for children under the age of 5 as they are still ineligible for vaccine protection. If you are planning on providing these ministries, please carefully read the CDC Guidelines for...
Coffee Hour and Fellowship Time Tip Sheet
02.09.22 | Wellness and Missions
All Tip Sheets Social/coffee hours may be resumed as restaurants return to full capacity. Food should be served wearing gloves and using utensils rather than offering open table buffets. (BWC Guidelines for Re-entering Well, p...
Offering and Collections Tip Sheet
02.09.22 | Wellness and Missions
All Tip Sheets Offerings should be collected in secure receptacles near entrances and exits. We advise continued encouragement of electronic offering. A safe method for counting the offering must be implemented including the use of disposable...
Providing Medical Assistance Tip Sheet
02.09.22 | Wellness and Missions
All Tip Sheets Though you will be communicating to people that they should stay home if they feel ill or if someone at home is sick, you must prepare for the possibility that someone may become ill during a church gathering. Identify a space in...
Celebrating Communion Tip Sheet
02.09.22 | Wellness and Missions
All Tip Sheets Why? The Sacrament of Holy Communion is one of two sacraments in The United Methodist Church. (Baptism is the other sacrament.) Preserving the sanctity of this holy ritual while celebrating it during a time of pandemic may be a...