COVID-RELATED  INFORMATION

Online Worship will be available every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. on our website here,
or at Vimeo, Facebook, and YouTube​.​ Worship services in person with COVID-related restrictions are in place for those who desire to worship at 10:30 am Sunday mornings in the sanctuary.

COVID-19 Response Update as of September 7, 2021:

The Church Reopening Team met again on September 7, 2021, in response to the continued significant increase in COVID-19 cases in our community.  We understand that continuing to meet in person is important to the members of our church.  In order to do so safely, we are continuing the following protocols for anyone planning to attend any church activities in person over the next few weeks: We ask that anyone, regardless of vaccination status, wear a mask at all times during indoor activities. We ask that everyone please spread out in all gathering spaces to allow for proper social distancing between households. We will be pausing congregational singing temporarily. We ask that meals take place outside with appropriate social distancing. In addition, it was decided that Wednesday Nighter Programming will be postponed until January.   We will revisit this decision next month if there is a sharp decline in new cases of COVID in the community. Youth and Children activities will continue using established COVID protocols.
 
We are asking that groups such as Youth/Children, UMW Circles and Sunday School classes keep records of attendance at all gatherings to allow contact tracing in the event that a participant tests positive for COVID and exposes others during the gathering. 
     In the event that a group is exposed to a person who tests positive, those present at the event should be informed of the exposure (while maintaining appropriate privacy for all members of the group).  The person who tested positive should wait 10 days from the test date before returning to church activities (based on CDC guidelines).
      Groups that meet off-site should establish appropriate protocols and communicate expectations to the group prior to the event. 
 
We continue to recommend these safety protocols because we have vulnerable populations that cannot be vaccinated and those who are already vaccinated can still be at risk for serious illness from this virus.  This is especially true for people with certain underlying health conditions.  
 
We are hopeful that these actions will be temporary and hope that COVID numbers will start to decline soon.
 
Thank you for doing your part to keep everyone safe.--FUMC Reopening Committee


The checklists and guidelines are still listed here below for reference in case the pandemic situation changes and we need to have restrictions again. 
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Outdoor Gathering CheckList

Outdoor Gathering Checklist

Outdoor Gathering Plan

Outdoor Gathering Plan

Protocol for Decision Making related to in-person attendance for worship and/or groups meetings at church:

PROTOCOL FOR COVID DECISIONS

Two websites used for making the determination of the color zone protocol listed above.

COVID ACT NOW WEBSITE

TN DOH cOUNTY DATA SNAPSHOT