Reopening Plans

On May 21 Pastor Jason (and some of the Board of Trustees) met with a group of healthcare professionals from our church to discuss reopening. This group acknowledged the significant and increasing health risk of COVID19 in our area (including 75% ICU capacity at St Cloud hospital), while also acknowledging that there has been no ventilator use or deaths attributed to the virus in Todd County.

Then on May 22 President Trump made the announcement that deemed Houses of Worship to be providing essential services and that under the CDC guidelines they can reopen. An emergency meeting of the BoT was called in response to this announcement and it was unanimously decided that our church will reopen public worship on Sunday May 31. Unfortunately, we are unable to meet the guidelines this Sunday. This next week will give us time to solidify and communicate our plans to reopen as safely as possible.

We will be publishing a reopening plan that has been approved by our BoT in compliance with the CDC, the guidance from Gov Walz, and at the recommendation from our church healthcare professionals. Our concern is always first for the safety of our people, second the public witness to our community, and lastly the respect of government.