What measures will we have in place?
- Please note that it is now mandatory to wear a mask at church, unless you are exempt.
- In line with recent government guidelines, we strongly urge you to take lateral flow tests (freely available from Gov.uk or your local pharmacy) before coming to church.
- We will continue to ensure that the church building is ventilated as well as possible before, during, and between services.
- We will also have hand sanitiser at various points around the building and encourage you to continue using this at every opportunity whilst in the building.
- There will be socially distanced seating available at all services. These seats will be signposted clearly. We will monitor the uptake of this and always ensure that there is enough seating for those who want to continue socially distancing.
- The rest of our seating will no longer be socially distanced for those who feel comfortable with this, although we will be making sure that rows are more widely spaced than usual.
- Chairs will no longer be quarantined (so will be shared between services), but if this is an issue for you, please do let us know.
- We’ll still be undertaking cleaning measures such as wiping down handles and other touch points between our services.
- Communion will continue to be taken in one kind (wafer only) and it will continue to be administered in the same COVID secure way.
- We have begun to offer prayer ministry during our services. There is a designated spacious area at the front right of church as well as an overflow space outside in the side alley for this. Our Prayer Ministry Team would love to pray for you and will do so whilst wearing face coverings, so do make the most of the opportunity to receive prayer when it is available.
What else can I do to help keep the church family safe?
- If you have symptoms of COVID we would ask that you don’t come to church until you have received a negative test.
- If you have been in close contact with someone who has COVID, we strongly suggest that you follow the advice of the Track and Trace system.
Questions?
If you have any questions or concerns which you’d like to chat through about the easing of restrictions, please don’t hesitate to get in contact with the church office.
Our pastoral team are in touch with many members of our church family, and if you’d appreciate someone to talk to or pray with, we’d love to hear from you. There are lots of other exciting things happening so do check out the rest of our website and get in touch with the office for details.
As ever, we’re keeping these arrangements under regular review, so do check back here for updates.
