COVID-19 CHURCH UPDATES
MESSAGE FROM
PASTOR JASON
The staff and church council has agreed that we can be in compliance with the governor’s mandates and allow people to resume worshiping in the sanctuary on Sunday mornings again starting on June 7. Below are a few things you should know about this:
We do not expect to see everyone back soon. In fact, Lilli and the Mitchell kids will be continuing to worship from home as we continue to monitor the spread of the virus.
We will continue to make the service available online and will continue to email worship guides.
We will not have nursery or children’s church. Families are expected to sit together. Yes, this means we might have some wiggly little ones in the pews, but many of us grew up wiggling while learning in the pews!
Pastor Ron has generated a seating plan that allows for adequate spacing and seating for family groups.
You will be expected to wear a mask when indoors if 10 years old or older. Masks are suggested for elementary age children, but not required. Disposable masks will be available if you forget a mask and reusable masks are available for people that do not have them.
We have discontinued the greeting time and would encourage people to maintain adequate distance while talking.
While on stage, masks are not required (per the Governor’s office to the SBC of Virginia).
Pastor Sam will continue to use the worship band to lead congregational singing for those present and those watching online.
We will not be passing the offering plate (or doing Lord’s Supper) in the near future. Donations can continue to be made online, via text, mailed to the church, or dropped off at the entrance/exit to the sanctuary.
Only Door 1 and 4 will be open (the two doors near the rear of the sanctuary).
We will continue to monitor developments, but at this time, we do not have a potential date in mind for resuming any other programs or activities (including physically gathering for Sunday School).
Please prayerfully consider when you should return physically to our gathering. There is no pressure to return.
Email Pastor Jason or call the church office (703-451-1500) with any questions or concerns.
SCHEDULE EVENTS
Sunday Mornings will be video streamed at 10:30AM each week. Watch here
Whether you are joining us in the sanctuary or watching online, please make an effort to set aside distractions and worship with us at 10:30, just like on a normal Sunday. I (Pastor Jason) believe that is important that we maintain the regularity of our worship time and worship live together unless you have a very significant reason for doing otherwise. I will make efforts to engage our children more in the sermon time because I know many of them are not used to my weekly preaching.
Worship on Wednesday with Pastor Sam will occur at 7:30PM via live video. This will be a shorter time of worship through song, prayer, and a time in the Word led by Pastor Sam as we draw attention corporately back to the Lord during the middle of the week.
Sunday Morning Bible Study Classes for Adults are meeting via Zoom video conferencing. This is a great opportunity to see and interact with people while studying the Bible together. This is also a great opportunity to check out a class if you do not normally attend Adult Bible Study.
See the Zoom links and descriptions under the Worship Handouts.
LIVE STREAMING
OPTIONS
Sundays at 10:30am
Wednesdays at 7:30pm
Vimeo
Youtube Channel
Both pages are from
ministry-to-children.com
ONLINE BIBLE STUDIES
SUNDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDIES
(Click on the class you want to join and
make sure you have Zoom access)
John Reed's Class - Just Getting Started
Begins at 8:00pm on Sundays
Judy McCoin's Class - Growing in Grace
Begins at 7:00pm on Saturdays
Jeff Chapin's Class - Department Three
Begins at 9:15am on Sundays
WEEKDAY BIBLE STUDIES
(Click on the class you want to join and
make sure you have Zoom access)
Men's Wed. Morning Study on Titus
Begins at 7:00am on Wednesday
PRAYER REQUEST
& PRAISES
We understand that live can be difficult and uncertain at times like these, but we want to encourage you to keep praying and allow us to pray for you as well. Let us know what your prayer needs are, or share with us your praises of the week below.
GIVING
The church office remains open and checks can be mailed to the "Giving Office" at FBC Springfield, 7300 Gary St., Springfield, VA 22150.
Alternatively, you can give securely online by clicking the yellow "GIVE ONLINE" button below.
Thank you for giving to the Lord and entrusting that to our church during this changing season of ministry.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
RESOURCES FOR STAY AT HOME KIDS
Mrs. Stewart Kid's Challenges for the Week:
Hey Kids! I know that we are not able to go out and to play with your friends. But here are some good, fun challenges to do at home to keep you busy.
- Look for ways this week that you can serve God by serving your mom or dad or brother or sister.
- Let Mrs. Stewart know if you would be willing to call 1 person in our church family to encourage them.
- Pray for the people that are sick from the Virus.
- Memorize a Bible verse that is meaningful to you (can be AWANA verse).
- Come up with a creative way to show something that you read or something that you have learned about in the book of Joshua.
If you are looking for free christian resources to use with your kids while they are at home for the next few weeks, Lifeway is offering a FREE Digital Pass for some of their online resources.
Visit LIFEWAY Kids at Home for more information.
STUDENT MINISTRY - PASTOR JACOB'S NOTE
Visit our Student Ministry page for additional resouces.
Sunday Nights
We will be continuing our weekly studies on Sunday Nights through the Minor Prophets. I will be creating 5-10 minute long videos for each lesson and provide the normal worksheets for all the students. These videos will be sent out at 6:00pm on Sunday, during normal youth group time. At the bottom of each worksheet, there will be reflection questions you can ask your child to engage with them through the material. Small groups will also be happening on Sunday nights when we would normally have them at 7:30pm. However, we will attempt to do these group discussions through Zoom. Zoom is a video conferencing platform that will make it easy for us to still connect while not being together. I will be leading the guy’s small group discussion, while one of the female leaders will be leading for girl’s discussion.
Daily Challenges
We will also be doing daily challenges. I will also be sending the students daily challenges starting Monday (March 23). These challenges might include things like creating an acrostic to reflect on God’s faithfulness as Pastor Jason challenged us to do last Sunday or to share your testimony of God’s goodness in your life with someone or on Facebook. Each day will be a different challenge. These challenges will take the place of our weekly Trivia review games on Sunday nights, which means the students will receive points for each daily challenge accomplished and the top three winning will receive a prize at the end of April.
OTHER RESOURCES
Ladies Book Club:
We encourage all ladies, especially the youth, to read with us "Emma" by Jane Austen. We will meet for a watch party once the movie "Emma" comes out on DVD, so stay tuned!