COVID Update

Redeemer Church Family,

This past Sunday marked the tenth worship service in the parking deck and the twenty-second since quarantine began. 

While we long for the day when we will meet together again in our Avondale sanctuary, we're blessed to have the ability to worship corporately, even in a space as unusual as a parking deck. As we have said before, we believe that the physical gathering of our church body is incredibly significant in our member's lives, and if any options are available to us that are deemed safe and wise, we should do it.

That said, we wanted to update everyone on our current plans, especially in light of the recent surge of COVID cases in our area. 

First, we are actively monitoring the situation in Jefferson County and our local community. The number of COVID cases has grown exponentially since quarantine began, and our staff has been diligently following along as local conditions change. 

Second, we have been listening to our local health officials' guidance and the wisdom of our own Medical Advisory Group. We are willing and prepared to move back to only live-streaming services if we are encouraged to do so by these experts. Currently, we believe that the parking deck services are still the safest way for our church family to meet, and we have no plans to move back to our Avondale sanctuary at this time.

Third, we are always looking for better ways to prevent the spread of COVID among attendees to our services. As local regulations stipulate, we will continue to require the use of face masks and social distancing at the parking deck. We have also proactively modified our event management procedures to better protect our attendees, volunteers, and staff. If you have comments or suggestions on how we could do things better, please let us know.

Lastly, if you or another Redeemer member is experiencing health issues or other significant hardships due to COVID-19, we would love to know how we can help. The church has set aside funds and has a team in place to help as needs are identified. Please send a message to our COVID Care Team to let us know.

In all of this, we encourage you to maintain or restart the regular rhythms of Sabbath worship. While many of you cannot attend the parking deck services due to a variety of reasons, we encourage you to set aside the 10 AM live-stream as a regular time to worship, pray, and be filled by the Word.

Blessings,

The Senior Pastor Team

Joel Brooks
Lead Pastor

Josh Hausen
Executive Pastor

Jeff Heine
Shepherding Pastor