April 23 UPDATE: CHURCH LIFE AND OUR SOCIAL ISOLATION REQUIREMENTS
We are holding our Sunday services at 11:30AM and 5:00PM on Zoom.
We are holding our Wednesday night study at 7:00PM on Zoom.
We are holding our Thursday night study at 7:30PM on Zoom.
While we long to be able to resume regular services (because this will signal a very positive sign in the fight against COVID-19), we are seeing the positives of using Zoom for our weekly gatherings. There's a real sense of community bonding/sharing that characterises the pre-service time and post-service time + there is an actual sense of gathering as people join the meeting and then departure as they leave. We didn’t see any of those things as a possibility in the livestream version of congregational worship where content is broadcast but interaction isn’t possible. As Marshall Macluhan helps us understand, when the medium is different, the outcome is affected.
Certainly as a preacher, I’ve been thankful to have a connection with the congregants that I have the privilege of preaching God’s Word to as I see their faces on screen and experience their reactions first-hand.
Stay safe, stay calm, stay home if you can, and set your hearts on serving the LORD!
March 24 UPDATE: Due to the spread of COVID-19 in our world, we are not meeting in person but instead using Zoom Meetings to hold worship services in an teleconference format. If you would like to join us, please get in touch!