Dear LBC Church Family,
It is with great excitement and after much prayer that I am finally able to update you about the blessing of once again gathering in person and on campus for worship. We will begin having services on campus this coming up Sunday, June 21, 2020. Fathers’ Day. There are many details that I will list out in just a few minutes but first let me answer a few questions and make a few statements. As always please know that if you have any concerns or questions after reading this don’t hesitate to give me a call on my cell or email me.
- We will continue to adhere to all health guidelines that have been laid out for us by local and federal governments. Like we have gotten used to this will continue to change regularly so stay tuned in to your email, social media, and church sites for this changing info.
- The decisions that have been made and the ones to be made are all done by seeking the counsel of many different leaders. This consists of both leadership inside and outside of the church body. I am grateful to all of you that have walked with me through this difficult process you are such a blessing. Roger Clark (Trustee chair) & Mike Conroy (Deacon Chair) you two guys have been invaluable to to me and have both been great friends and brothers in this whole process. You are a blessing to me and the body at Ledgewood. (Please make a point to thank these brothers for all of their work when you see them.)
- Church family you guys have shown so much patience, grace, and kindness during this time. I am grateful for each and every one of you and the way you have handled this horrible time in a Christian manor. However we are not out of the woods just yet and we may have even just entered the most difficult part. I beg of you that you continue to show patience, grace, understanding, and selflessness as we wade through this new patch of uncharted waters. I have no doubt that you will and for that I am grateful.
- I am fully aware that many of you may have reasons for not being ready to begin gathering. Perhaps you are just not quite sure or comfortable. It could be that you have underlying health issues. It could even be that you may read some details here that are the determining factor for you and the decision to not attend is what is best for you and your family. I sincerely want you to know that I love you and I support your decision. In Christ you have been given the eternal Spirit of God and if you will seek Him then He will lead you and your family correctly in this process. Follow His lead, have no doubts, I am excited to see you when I get the chance to do so in the future. You may also find that at some point in the service that you are uncomfortable with being there. Again don’t hesitate to do what you deem necessary and if that is leaving at any point please feel no guilt and do what you need to.
- All online sermons, updates, and other things that have taken place during this time will continue until further notice. Nothing will change with these. RE-Gathering Details for June 21, 2020 (All future Sundays unless notified differently)
- Service times will be at 8:30 & 10:30. These will be identical services in format, music, and sermon. - We will be fully masked at all times in the building. Please bring your own personal mask with you and make sure to put it on and keep it on for the duration of being indoors. If you do not have a mask we have a limited amount that we can offer to you. There will also be hand sanitizer located throughout the building. Please use it often.
- There will be some pews sectioned off and groupings of chairs placed around the sanctuary in order to keep us 6 ft apart. Please find the spot that best works for you and any family that you may have with you. Please use your best judgment in picking your spot and use only the size section or pew that you need.
- These worship services will be the only Ledgewood Baptist events taking place on Sundays at LBC. No Sunday school classes, nursery, kids church, nor any other breakouts will happen until further notice is given. I will have those rooms marked as closed in order to cut down on the amount of cleaning that must take place after each service.
- Sadly no food nor coffee will be provided for this season either. I will also mark off the water fountains so please bring a water bottle of your own if you’d like.
- All pew bibles and hymnals will be removed until a later date. I will print bulletins with all of the lyrics and any other pertinent info that you need and have them laying on pews and chairs waiting for you. Please take them and throw them away when you leave. Please bring your own personal bible as well.
- We will continue doing the offering in the same way we have been over the past few months. I will also have a small designated box that I will point out and if you’d like you can drop your tithes/offerings in it when you leave.
- There will be men in the parking lot giving some guidance on entering in order to keep us from bunching up at doorways. At the end of service I will dismiss pews and sections in order to do the same.
- Perhaps the hardest part of the whole process is the lack of greeting, hugging, and the Lord’s supper during this time. I truly grieve for this. However I truly believe that part of the Shepherd’s task is to protect the sheep during dangerous times and to lead them to a safe place. Please know that all of these decisions are made in that frame of mind.
It is a lot. I know. Perhaps it is overkill and I am fully aware that it probably is. However I am much more comfortable with overkill and preparing the safest possible scenario than I am the idea of being reckless and possibly putting any of you or your families in harm’s way. I am not sure I can fully explain how thankful I am that The Lord has led us together. I have watched Him do such an amazing amount of work over these past 6 months that we’ve been together and I look forward to that which is to come. It is going to be incredible!!
I love you guys and I can’t wait to see you soon. Please forward this message, make some calls, and spread the word so that all of our brothers and sisters at LBC are fully informed.
For His Name’s sake,
Brock
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Philippians 1:8-9