It was over six months ago that we last worshiped inside our building at PUMC. In the time, we’ve made significant improvements to our online experience and we’ve added Vimeo Worship (we’ve also done incredible ministry serving in the community). We closed in-person worship in March to do our part to help “flatten the curve” so that hospitals would not be overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients and to help protect you, our parishioners, from illness.  We chose to go outside for worship during the summer months to be safe and still meet in person!

By now, most churches are resuming in-person worship in one form or another.  Many are beginning to go inside.  We have continued to monitor the COVID numbers daily – new cases, ICU beds, infection rate, deaths, etc. We’ve monitored how other churches are doing, what they are doing to prevent the spread of the virus and if they are seeing increased numbers of new cases among their congregants as a result of worship.

We have developed important protocols for making worship as safe as possible.

With all of this in mind, we re-launched in-person worship on Sunday, October 4 inside our Sanctuary at 9:30 a.m.  We have chosen 1 worship service in the sanctuary because I feel that this allows us not to have to sanitize and clean in between worship services, which would be required and also because the Chapel is simply to small a space to hold worship safely at this time.

Masks will be required. We’ll block off rows and pews so families, couples, and individuals can sit, but sit two rows apart and at least 8 feet away from other individuals or groups. We will not hand out anything in worship!  Bulletins will be placed in the pews prior to worship for families to use.  We will continue to have Hosts available to guide you as you come into the sanctuary.  You will be escorted by a host to a seat in the sanctuary.  We will continue to have registration as you come for worship. We will all enter through the Chapel entrance and exit through the Welcome Area/Narthex area in the back of the sanctuary.  All other entrance areas will stay locked on Sunday mornings. We know many of our congregation members have keys to the building, please use the entranceway and exit that we have set up for worship on Sundays.  We ask that all park at the North entrance to our property.  Save the closest parking spaces for those with disabilities or have trouble walking.  Offering Boxes will be available at the entranceway and exit area for you to place your Sunday offering.  You can also make a donation by clicking on the Donate button on this web site.  Thank you, in advance, for your generous contribution.