Our Plan For the Near Future…
Since the city has instituted a shelter in place policy until April 7th, we are canceling all gatherings and missional family meetings until at least Easter (April 12th) although there is still a good chance that we may end up extending this further. I know that it’s horrible timing for us to launch a church and then take a month—or maybe longer—off. But we serve a sovereign God who wasn’t caught off guard by any of this. And although we can’t meet in person, we are still his church. So we will gladly follow our city guidelines as a way to love the more vulnerable around us. We will pray for this virus to pass and for healing. Lastly, we will continue to trust and love our King Jesus who is always in control.
So what are we going to do for a month if we can’t meet? Well, three things:
First, on Sundays, we don’t really have the bandwidth to put together a live streaming service of our own (we’re still a pretty small church with two staff members). Christ Church SF (one of the churches that helped us launch) has invited us all to join them for Sunday morning services. They are broadcasting their services live on Facebook every Sunday at 10:30am. Note: you do not have to be logged in to or have a Facebook account to view this broadcast. Just click on the link and the live video will be down a little bit on the page.
Second, throughout this time apart, we are having Zoom prayer meetings on Wednesday nights at 7:30pm. The link to join will be sent via email; but for now, you should install Zoom on your computer, phone, or iPad. It’s pretty simple to use, and we’re all figuring it out together. If you’re not on our email list, let Kala know and she’ll add you.
Third, on Sunday we read the second part of Luke. Since we are going to be taking a few weeks off meeting in person, I thought that this would be a great time to give you some additional resources on the book of Luke: there are some videos to watch, articles to read, study guides, and devotional prayer guides to follow. Head over to this special devotionals page for all that info.
Please feel free to email me if you have any questions about literally anything. As a church, we want to make sure that everyone is loved and taken care of during this shelter in place.
-Pastor Jon