Dear Bible Fellowship Church,

We are excited to invite you to join us in person at the church building at 1212 E. Fairmont Blvd to worship together this Sunday, May 3rd!  The elders have decided this Sunday is the day we should once again assemble in person!  We look forward to seeing you and hope you will feel ready to join us!

With that said, we understand the uncertainty of this moment.  We recognize not everyone is ready to move back into gathering spaces.  So first, we want to remove any notion or stigma that suggests obligation for attending.  No one is expected to come but all are welcome!  However, if you are feeling sick, at risk or otherwise uncertain about attending we would ask that you consider staying home and continue to join us online.

The Zoom Coffee and Donuts will still be available and we will continue to stream the service online through our YouTube channel.  You can join us on Zoom by clicking here. And you can access our YouTube channel by clicking here.

We want everyone to come back and worship with us in person, but we want you to do so when you and your family feel ready.  As we have been anticipating this day we have been disinfecting and cleaning spaces so that you can feel safe about the cleanliness of the building.  We will also be limiting the activities of our church service to limit the occasion for spread.  

What that means specifically is there will be no Nursery, or Sunday School, or Children’s Church.  In fact, there will be no childcare of any kind.  Also, we are asking that everyone makes the effort to maintain physical distance and to that end we would ask families who attend to stay together and sit as family groups.  We recognize the hardship this might create for mothers (and parents generally).  So again, there is no expectation for anyone to attend.  Rather, we see this as the first and crucial step toward our new normal and are excited to begin the process of gathering together again.

We understand this is not quite what we are all accustomed to nor is it ideal.  Therefore, we appreciate all of your gracious patience as we work to bring our community back together.  Please continue lifting us up in prayer as we endeavor to keep you informed and encouraged.  Please continue calling loved ones and friends as you have opportunity.  Please continue to place your hope in the love and faithfulness of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Thank you for all the ways that you have been the church and served this body in the last few weeks.  It has been a blessing to be part of this body.  You have been living up to your name and it shows!  We look forward to seeing you soon.

In Christ,

On behalf of the elders,

Jon