• Worship Gathering Only
• No Life Groups/Sunday School
• No Children’s Ministry Activities

The procedures for the worship gathering during Stage Two are as follows:

1. Access to the building will be through one lobby door only.
   1. All other doors will be locked.
   2. The interior Fellowship Hall doors and all classroom doors will be closed.
2. An usher (wearing gloves and a mask) will be located outside the entry door. The usher will ask the follow questions of all who wish to enter:
   1. Do you have a fever or have you had a fever in the last 48 hours?
   2. Do you have a persistent cough or difficulty breathing?
   3. Have you had a change to your sense of taste or smell?
   4. Have you come in contact with anyone diagnosed with COVID-19 in the last 14 days?
3. If the worshiper answers “Yes” to any of the above questions, then the usher will inform the person they may not attend and will encourage the person to view the service online.
4. If the worshiper answers “No” to all of the above questions, then the usher will open the door and direct the worshiper to the Sanitizing Station, which will be located at the main entrance to the Worship Center.
5. The Sanitizing Station will have hand sanitizer and facemasks, if you do not bring your own. The station usher will squirt sanitizer into the worshipper’s hands. The usher will direct the worshipers to sit as a family group. Every other row of seating will be blocked off and each row will be limited to one household.
6. There will be no printed bulletins or Prayer Guides. Announcements will be made via pre-service slides, announcement time, Midweek Messenger, and/or other electronic communications. Prayer needs will be communicated though text, email, and our Facebook group.
7. There will be no greeting or handshaking time.
8. All items in chair pockets and on racks will be removed.
9. There will be no passing of offering plates. An offering box will be available in the lobby area under the TV. Worshipers are encouraged to use our new ways of giving: online through the church website, by text, or through the Church Center app. Information about how to use these new ways of giving will be provided via email, videos, and in-person instruction during worship services.
10. Coffee will not be provided. Water fountains will be turned off. (You may bring your own coffee mug and/or water bottle, but please take it with you as you leave.)
11. At the conclusion of the service, we will remind people not to congregate in the lobby or outdoors in order to maintain social distancing. The ushers will dismiss the worshipers one row at a time. The ushers will not dismiss the next row until the first row has exited the building.
12. After everyone has exited the facility, Pastor Jim and Laura Wright will sanitize the facility. They will wipe down the entryway doors, bathroom doors and all handles, the office door knobs, light switches, and alarm keypad. They will also disinfect the seats using a COVID-19 approved disinfectant. Deacon Rob Cook will wipe down the audio/visual equipment, table top, and light switches in the balcony.
13. The leaders of Centro Cristiano Bautista Vida Nueva, our Hispanic congregation will be instructed to follow these procedures.
14. Prior to worship service the next week, Pastor Jim, Laura, and Rob will sanitize the chairs, door handles, and bathrooms, etc.