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​.​

Reopening Committee Announcement --- Effective Immediately (6/17/2021):

Masks are now optional at FUMC for all areas of the church and for all church functions.

The Reopening Committee of FUMC met on 6/17/21 to discuss recent CDC updated guidelines as well as the continued improvement in our area’s rate of infection from the COVID 19 virus. Consideration was also given to a communication which was recently received from the Holston Conference with new recommendations.

Based on this information, the Committee voted unanimously to make masks optional at FUMC for all areas of the church and for all church functions. Additionally, Sunday School Classes may also return to their usual classrooms.
The Committee agreed to keep the following COVID 19 related changes in place for the time being:
Communion Elements will continue to be shared in the pews.
Financial contributions will be placed in the designated wooden boxes.
Attendance will be taken in the Narthex.

As always, our church family members are encouraged to follow their individual preferences and safety needs for mask wearing and any other COVID safety protocols.

Other possible upcoming summer and fall events were discussed by the Committee. It was agreed that there will be a concerted effort to return our church to a full slate of in-person activities. We welcome our entire FUMC Community to join us as we resume our normal ministry in the near future.

--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

Returning to Indoor Worship Plan

Returning to Indoor Worship 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