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about Englewood UMC's plan for reopening!
While we are so excited to begin gathering in person again, we want to urge everyone to proceed with caution and wise discernment. Church leadership is making decisions about reopening with the primary goal of keeping our church family safe and healthy, and we encourage each of you to make decisions about returning based on your own comfort level. Here are our plans for in-person gatherings at this time:
Beginning April 4, 2021
For the months of April and May Englewood UMC will resume outdoor worship on the Bell Tower Lawn. With so many of our friends and fellow members still feeling a bit uncomfortable about gathering indoors, and with the long anticipated break from the cold winter weather, we'll be worshipping God in the midst of Creation. What better way could there be to celebrate this Spring season together?! Because of our ability to distance outdoors, we will relax some of our guidelines for worship at these services:
We are so excited to see you, and we pray that as we move into summer more of our members will have time to be vaccinated and the jeopardy of meeting together will be even lower. The past five months of offering the opportunity for in-sanctuary worship have been a blessing. We are so fortunate that not a single outbreak from COVID-19 occurred as a result of our being indoors, and that we were still able to connect with our whole church family through online worship. Let's keep making wise decisions for the broader good of all, and together we'll continue to let Englewood be Englewood and, as always, give the glory and thanks to God.
- Please be sure to wear your mask when walking to and from your vehicle to worship or when talking with your friends. However, once you're seated, you may remove your mask for our time of worship. This is a personal choice for you to make while remembering to "do no harm." We will still wear masks when inside the building.
- We ask that you continue to practice social distancing and place your chairs at least six feet away from other seating groups.
- You will not need to register for outdoor worship services, and we will not have a check-in process before worship.
- If we experience inclement weather during any of our Sundays outside, we'll simply retreat indoors and follow protocols as currently in place (wearing masks, socially distanced seating, and temperature checks).
- We will continue to livestream our services to our Facebook page for those who wish to participate from home.
We are so excited to see you, and we pray that as we move into summer more of our members will have time to be vaccinated and the jeopardy of meeting together will be even lower. The past five months of offering the opportunity for in-sanctuary worship have been a blessing. We are so fortunate that not a single outbreak from COVID-19 occurred as a result of our being indoors, and that we were still able to connect with our whole church family through online worship. Let's keep making wise decisions for the broader good of all, and together we'll continue to let Englewood be Englewood and, as always, give the glory and thanks to God.
Beginning November 29, 2020
On this First Sunday of Advent, the Sunday of Hope, Englewood UMC will begin offering the option for in-house worship in our sanctuary. We are excited about this opportunity to once again gather for worship in our traditional worship space, which is so holy and sacred to so many of us! However, this continues to be a time of concern about spreading the COVID-19 virus, as well as other illnesses that are common at this time of year, so we are asking for your support and agreement to follow the guidelines set out below for returning to worship.
EUMC's COVID-19 Response Team has developed this list of guidelines for returning to in-sanctuary worship on Sundays. These guidelines are believed to be the best way that we can gather in-person and keep all participants as safe as possible while we join together in worship. Please also view the following video to get an idea of what is expected when you come to worship on November 29 and moving forward.
Click here to register for worship each week. (Registering ahead of time will help us to prepare enough seating while maintaining safe distancing. Thank you for your help with this!)
EUMC's COVID-19 Response Team has developed this list of guidelines for returning to in-sanctuary worship on Sundays. These guidelines are believed to be the best way that we can gather in-person and keep all participants as safe as possible while we join together in worship. Please also view the following video to get an idea of what is expected when you come to worship on November 29 and moving forward.
Click here to register for worship each week. (Registering ahead of time will help us to prepare enough seating while maintaining safe distancing. Thank you for your help with this!)
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Beginning September 13, 2020
Starting on this date, Englewood UMC will move from online-only worship services to in-person outdoor worship services on Sunday mornings at 10:30 a.m. on the Bell Tower Lawn of the church. These services will be recorded and posted here each week for those who are unable to attend. We ask that those who attend these outdoor services bring your own chair, space yourselves out on the lawn to provide for social distancing, and wear your mask when coming and going and talking with one another. We look forward to seeing you for worship!
We are continuing to host gatherings for our small groups for Bible study, fellowship, and prayer!
View our schedule for small group gatherings below.
We are continuing to host gatherings for our small groups for Bible study, fellowship, and prayer!
View our schedule for small group gatherings below.
Beginning June 1, 2020
- Worship services will continue to be posted online each week. Due to ongoing concerns about the safety of large group gatherings, we will not be gathering for in-person worship at this time. Find our online worship by clicking here.
- Small groups will begin gathering for Bible study and fellowship at designated times in the EUMC Fellowship Hall. Each Sunday School class has a day and time for gathering, and we encourage everyone to participate in these opportunities, even if you haven't been part of a Sunday School class before.
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Here is the schedule for these small group gatherings:
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Safety Precautions
To ensure the safety and health of ALL members of the EUMC family, please adhere to the following precautions when attending gatherings at Englewood UMC for the time being:
Here's a video to walk you through some of the precautions we're taking to make gathering safe for everyone:
- Masks should be worn by all participations.
- Social distancing should be observed. Everyone is expected to keep a space of at least 6 feet between unrelated individuals, and to refrain from "touching" behaviors such as hugging, handshakes, etc.
- Access to the church facility is limited to the Fellowship Hall, the connecting hallway, and restrooms. Our cleaning crew will be cleaning and sanitizing these areas only before and after each gathering.
Here's a video to walk you through some of the precautions we're taking to make gathering safe for everyone:
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CONTACT US
300 S. Circle Drive P. O. Box 7128 Rocky Mount, NC 27804 252-443-2926 nporter@englewood-umc.com |
WORSHIP
Sunday Mornings at 10:30 a.m. In-Person or Live Online Facebook: @englewoodmethodist |
OFFICE HOURS
Monday - Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. |