Thank you to those of you that participated in our member survey. We learned that 56% of respondents will return at first opportunity but with some concerns and precautions. ONLY 4 respondents will come back right away with no precautions. The remainder will be slowly coming back in the next few weeks and possibly months.

With this knowledge we looked at what precautions our members were going to make and what precautions they would like the church to take. The precautions that covered 95% of precautions our members will take when they return are:

• Avoid shaking hands
• Avoid physical Contact
• Sit/Stand 6ft from others
• Avoid Crowded hallways
• Bring Sanitizer
• Wear a Mask

The following are expectations of 95% of our members for what precautions our church should take were as follows:

• Social distancing in the sanctuary
• Discourage handshaking/physical contact
• Prop open doors
• Social distancing small groups
• Provide hand sanitizer stations
• New methods for Lord’s Supper and Offering
• Limit handouts

Our re-opening team took your feedback and also consulted both CDC guidelines and Kentucky guidelines for churches to re-open. We decided to follow only the guidelines that both agencies agree on to make sure we are doing our best to make HBC a safe environment. The following are the safety measures that will be our guide during re-opening:

1. We will continue our on-line worship services for those who are not able to return and waiting to return for health concerns.
2. Please if you know you have been exposed to Covid-19, have a fever of 100.4 or above, have been sick or feel sick please stay home.
3. Those who are in the vulnerable population (65+ years old those with heart, lung, and diabetes) are free to attend only if you and your family believe it is safe for you. Vulnerable people should consider staying at home and should follow their doctor’s guidance.
4. To maintain social distancing, we have marked seats 6ft. apart to accommodate our families. Worship will be held in BOTH the Sanctuary and the Fellowship Hall so more people will be able to worship in person. We will use the Eventbrite system to have people reserve their seats. Members/Guests will need to make reservations each week. 
5. Wearing a mask will be required (exceptions made for medical conditions) for interactions throughout the building and congregational singing. We understand this may be uncomfortable for some, but it is an opportunity for us to show care for the more vulnerable among us. Please bring your own mask with you if possible, but we will have a limited supply of masks to provide if needed.
6. We will ask you to refrain from handshaking, hugs, and contact with others outside your household.
7. We will have door propped open, sanitizing stations, and no bulletins or other handouts.
8. Offering will not be taken up by offering plates. There will be boxes in the back of the sanctuary and Fellowship Hall for our members to give financially to the church.
9. We will use pre-packaged Lord’s Supper elements the next time we take Communion.
10. For a while the choir will not be performing as it is unsafe to socially distance for practice and performing.
11. Children, Youth, Life Groups, and other groups will not meet on-campus until further phases of re-opening and the lifting of social distancing rules.
12. We are welcoming children into worship and glad that they will join us. Parents please keep your children with you at all times. There are changing tables in our restrooms available. If you have the need to go out with your children, the Toddler Room and cry room upstairs as well as Room 102 downstairs will be open for families. There will be limited capacity for families in each room.
13. The Playground is CLOSED, please do not let your children on them. We know that this is a major bummer but there is no way for us to safely disinfect the equipment.
14. Bathrooms will be open with no capacity limit, but we ask you try to avoid using them here as much as possible. 
15. We have upgraded our HVAC system with new technology to ionize the air that kills viruses, bacteria, mold, dust, and allergens. This upgrade will help keep the air cleaner as we worship together. 

Most of this information, was also covered in a video that can be found here: https://hebronbaptist.org/resources/services by scrolling down to the video “Reopening Live Services” Video

Due to social distancing rules by CDC and State, we have limited seating available. (approx. 78 can fit in the Sanctuary and 60 in the Fellowship Hall. There is only room for 22 family units to sit safely in the sanctuary. We have done our best to make sure there is a variety of groups that can be in the sanctuary. (36% of seating for groups of 1, 45% of groups of 2-3, 18% of groups 4-5, and 9% of groups 6+)  We are limited and everyone will have to know that they will spend some Sundays in the Fellowship Hall for worship. Great effort has been made for this to be a good experience. We will do our best to monitor the seating and make sure that no one has to be in the Fellowship Hall every Sunday.

Each week we will send out a website link via email to get your free tickets for worship in the Sanctuary and Fellowship Hall. If you do not receive an email by 9am on Wednesdays, please email reservations@hebronbaptist.org. In your family, please designate 1 person to reserve seats to avoid dual reservations.

As seating is extremely limited, please reserve seats for only the members of your household who will be attending with you. There will be no nursery or childcare available, so your children will need to be included in your reservation. If seating for your household size is not available, please use Fellowship Hall general seating.

If your seats are located in the Fellowship Hall, please park downstairs, and please enter the building from the downstairs entrances. This will help us avoid congestion in the lobby and upper parking lot and aid us in maintaining social distance.

If you have any questions or concerns with this process, please email reservations@hebronbaptist.org or call the church office.