Church Board Meeting

BELONG.BELIEVE.BECOME.

Opening Prayer

In a letter to Rev. Dr. John Hess, found in Luther’s Works, Volume 43 p. 132, as “Whether one may flee from a Deadly Plague,” Luther writes:

“I shall ask God mercifully to protect us. Then I shall fumigate, help purify the air, administer medicine and take it. I shall avoid places and persons where my presence is not needed in order not to become contaminated and thus perchance inflict and pollute others and so cause their death as a result of my negligence. If God should wish to take me, he will surely find me and I have done what he has expected of me and so I am not responsible for either my own death or the death of others. If my neighbor needs me however I shall not avoid place or person but will go freely as stated above. See this is such a God-fearing faith because it is neither brash no foolhardy and does not tempt God.”

We have to use Wisdom and faith not fear and foolishness in the midst of this Pandemic

Call to Order/Roll Call

Appointment of Church board secretary

Appointment of Church Treasurer

Approval of Minutes⁹

Reports

A. Pastor’s Report

-Online sermons and devotionals(counted as attendance for board members)

-Worked with Ginger on online giving

-Connect four challenge-connect with people during the pademic

-Tuesday morning prayer and fasting time for our church

B. Trustee’s Report

C. Steward’s Report

D. SDMI Report

E. Treasurer/NMI Report

Guidelines for Re-opening the Church

Covid-19

When: The East Ohio District Church of the Nazarene recommends that no Churches resume services before May 17th

and that older and more suspectable congregations should consider a reopen Date of June 7th with strict Covid-19 guidelines in place

Program Practices

Sunday worship service only(No Sunday School, Sunday evening service or Weds. evening Bible Study)

No Children’s Church or Nursery available

No dinners or Special events

No Communion Concise and shortened services

Sanitation Practices

Practice social distancing of six feet apart except for families who live together

Everyone use hand sanitizer upon entering the buildingEncourage using the restroom at home before coming to service

Encourage people to wear masks and gloves

People are to stay home if they feel sick

Deep clean of the church building every week(especially bathrooms,door knobs and high surface areas

Discourage the use of pew bibles and hyminals

No passing of the offering plates down the pews. Encourage online giving and donation box in back of sanctuary

No coffee area or passing out of any church literature of any kind.

Meeting Adjourned. Next meeting scheduled for ____________ at 3pm.