CLA values gathering together in worship and sharing in the Presence of Christ. COVID-19 compels us to be extra-vigilant so that we may continue to do so in a way that is safe for everyone, especially our senior adults and those with pre-existing conditions. We do our best to keep our facility thoroughly cleaned and disinfected twice each week to further protect our members and guests.
To safely reopen our church and related ministries, CLA plans to observe the following procedures:
- Social Distancing at all events. Sanctuary seating will be arranged in clusters for families ( 2-5 chairs) and spaced appropriately. We need to maintain aisles, as well.
- TAKE5 Kids Church will check-in in the fellowship hall and observe social distancing in pre-arranged seating. Parents will need to pick up their child following the service.
- No childcare can be provided at this time; however, we are making accommodations for pre-schoolers, ages 3-4. Please prepare to keep your infant with you.
- Offerings can be made online, dropped in the mail, or placed in our new designated offering collection in the sanctuary.
What about facemasks?
We encourage and recommend the use of facemasks. Please use them at your discretion and comfort level. In light of the Governor’s mandate and the counsel of our NC Assemblies of God leadership, we recommend their use for ages 12 and up upon entering and exiting the facility. A face mask is NOT necessary once seated in the sanctuary, where seating is socially distanced. No one with a condition that prohibits the wearing of a mask should wear one.
Please consider a balance of two priorities as it pertains to face masks or clothing. First, the hope in wearing face coverings includes limiting the spread of infection to others, which is a good and decent consideration. We encourage that sentiment, as we do all social distancing measures. However, we also receive the instructions in Scripture NOT to give undue attention to the outward appearance of one’s clothing and adornment as a measure of a person’s spirituality or value to God (or to us). At CLA, we will NOT make those judgements of one’s motives to wear or not wear a mask, period.
We want everyone to be safe and healthy. We are keeping the facility routinely disinfected and have installed Hand Sanitizer dispensers by the water fountain and the café. However, we encourage our elderly folks and those with underlying health concerns to use the utmost discretion at this time for public participation.
As always, we will do our best to make our worship services available online through our website, Facebook Page, and YouTube Channel.
