• David Popham
    • May 27, 2020
    • 2 min read

Guidelines for Reopening Church Facilities

Now that the State of Hawai'i is at the point of a soft reopening, please be aware that most county ordinances include language about following state guidelines and recommendations of your "religious organizations," that is, of the Conference. Here are key points to keep in mind:

1. Call your County Mayor's Office to hear from them just what they are allowing in terms of in-person worship, type of worship (drive-in, outside, sanctuary), and the total number of people allowed. You may reach your county government offices at these numbers:

a. Hawai'i County Mayor's Office: East Hawai'i: 808.961.8211; West Hawai'i: 808.323.4444

b. Maui County Mayor's Office: 808.270.7855

c. Kaua'i County Mayor's Office: 808.241.4900

d. Honolulu City and County Mayor's Office: 808.768.4141


2. The Hawai'i Conference recommendations remain the same and can be found HERE:

a. Forgo public worship until after June 1, 2020.

b. Have a COVID-19 Facility Reopening Plan in place and communicate it to your congregation.

c. The ethical underpinning of reopening plans should be respect for the well-being of others.

d. Ensure you can sustain hygiene benchmarks for your facility.

e. Reopen facilities within the parameters of State and County ordinances.

f. Be prepared for a period of opening and closing facilities as might be needed to address continuing threats from the novel coronavirus.

g. Continue building your virtual presence.


We are striving toward the same goal – minimum risk when we return to fully open facilities. However, this return will not be a straight line for us. We are in a labyrinth in which we move forward and then find ourselves doubling back for a bit. Our journey to the new normal will take time, longer than we think we can endure. We will get there together because we are in the hands of God. And because we are in the hands of God, when we get there we will be changed.


David K. Popham, Conference Minister

Tags:

  • guidelines
  • reopening
  • church
  • safety
  • Conference Minister Reflections
Recent Posts
Conference Minister shares Easter greetings for 2021

Conference Minister shares Easter greetings for 2021

Hawai‘i Conference
  • Mar 31
HCUCC Justice & Witness Chairperson Issues Statement Condemning Anti-Asian Racism

HCUCC Justice & Witness Chairperson Issues Statement Condemning Anti-Asian Racism

Linda Rich
  • Mar 25
Reflections on Responsible Spirituality

Reflections on Responsible Spirituality

David Popham
  • Mar 24
Global Ministries commemorates 10th anniversary of Fukushima "triple disaster"

Global Ministries commemorates 10th anniversary of Fukushima "triple disaster"

Hawai‘i Conference
  • Mar 23
Event: "Healing a Divided Nation & Church: A Virtual Conversation with Rev. Jim Wallis"

Event: "Healing a Divided Nation & Church: A Virtual Conversation with Rev. Jim Wallis"

Hawai‘i Conference
  • Mar 19
{"items":["6064f3efa08cdf001560e824","605cebc99d729100579dfa4f","605ce7444f04f80057be8ba3","60597447afe2840015bd0221","6053f7f5b84d550015d42275"],"styles":{"galleryType":"Columns","groupSize":1,"showArrows":true,"cubeImages":true,"cubeType":"max","cubeRatio":1.7777777777777777,"isVertical":true,"gallerySize":30,"collageAmount":0,"collageDensity":0,"groupTypes":"1","oneRow":false,"imageMargin":0,"galleryMargin":0,"scatter":0,"rotatingScatter":"","chooseBestGroup":true,"smartCrop":false,"hasThumbnails":false,"enableScroll":true,"isGrid":true,"isSlider":false,"isColumns":false,"isSlideshow":false,"cropOnlyFill":false,"fixedColumns":0,"enableInfiniteScroll":true,"isRTL":false,"minItemSize":50,"rotatingGroupTypes":"","rotatingCropRatios":"","columnWidths":"","gallerySliderImageRatio":1.7777777777777777,"numberOfImagesPerRow":3,"numberOfImagesPerCol":1,"groupsPerStrip":0,"borderRadius":0,"boxShadow":0,"gridStyle":0,"mobilePanorama":false,"placeGroupsLtr":true,"viewMode":"preview","thumbnailSpacings":4,"galleryThumbnailsAlignment":"bottom","isMasonry":false,"isAutoSlideshow":false,"slideshowLoop":false,"autoSlideshowInterval":4,"bottomInfoHeight":0,"titlePlacement":["SHOW_ON_THE_RIGHT","SHOW_BELOW"],"galleryTextAlign":"center","scrollSnap":false,"itemClick":"nothing","fullscreen":true,"videoPlay":"hover","scrollAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","slideAnimation":"SCROLL","scrollDirection":0,"scrollDuration":400,"overlayAnimation":"FADE_IN","arrowsPosition":0,"arrowsSize":23,"watermarkOpacity":40,"watermarkSize":40,"useWatermark":true,"watermarkDock":{"top":"auto","left":"auto","right":0,"bottom":0,"transform":"translate3d(0,0,0)"},"loadMoreAmount":"all","defaultShowInfoExpand":1,"allowLinkExpand":true,"expandInfoPosition":0,"allowFullscreenExpand":true,"fullscreenLoop":false,"galleryAlignExpand":"left","addToCartBorderWidth":1,"addToCartButtonText":"","slideshowInfoSize":200,"playButtonForAutoSlideShow":false,"allowSlideshowCounter":false,"hoveringBehaviour":"NEVER_SHOW","thumbnailSize":120,"magicLayoutSeed":1,"imageHoverAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imagePlacementAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","calculateTextBoxWidthMode":"PERCENT","textBoxHeight":41,"textBoxWidth":200,"textBoxWidthPercent":61,"textImageSpace":10,"textBoxBorderRadius":0,"textBoxBorderWidth":0,"loadMoreButtonText":"","loadMoreButtonBorderWidth":1,"loadMoreButtonBorderRadius":0,"imageInfoType":"ATTACHED_BACKGROUND","itemBorderWidth":0,"itemBorderRadius":0,"itemEnableShadow":false,"itemShadowBlur":20,"itemShadowDirection":135,"itemShadowSize":10,"imageLoadingMode":"BLUR","expandAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imageQuality":90,"usmToggle":false,"usm_a":0,"usm_r":0,"usm_t":0,"videoSound":false,"videoSpeed":"1","videoLoop":true,"jsonStyleParams":"","gallerySizeType":"px","gallerySizePx":234,"allowTitle":true,"allowContextMenu":true,"textsHorizontalPadding":-30,"itemBorderColor":{"themeName":"color_12","value":"rgba(214,205,171,0)"},"showVideoPlayButton":true,"galleryLayout":2,"calculateTextBoxHeightMode":"MANUAL","targetItemSize":234,"selectedLayout":"2|bottom|1|max|true|0|true","layoutsVersion":2,"selectedLayoutV2":2,"isSlideshowFont":true,"externalInfoHeight":41,"externalInfoWidth":0.61},"container":{"width":252,"galleryWidth":252,"galleryHeight":0,"scrollBase":0,"height":null}}
Archive
  • March 2021 (10) 10 posts
  • February 2021 (6) 6 posts
  • January 2021 (8) 8 posts
  • December 2020 (12) 12 posts
  • November 2020 (15) 15 posts
  • October 2020 (7) 7 posts
  • September 2020 (9) 9 posts
  • August 2020 (8) 8 posts
  • July 2020 (8) 8 posts
  • June 2020 (5) 5 posts
  • May 2020 (3) 3 posts
  • April 2020 (2) 2 posts
  • July 2019 (10) 10 posts
  • June 2019 (4) 4 posts
  • June 2014 (5) 5 posts
Search By Tags
  • reflection
  • UCC
  • conference minister
  • church
  • general synod
  • general synod 32
  • COVID-19
  • united church of christ
  • 2019
  • faith

Find a UCC church
near you.

View resolutions from the 32nd General Synod in 2019.

Contact Us

1848 Nu‘uanu Avenue
Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96817

Tel: 808.537.9516  | Fax: 808.531.2637 
Neighbor Island Toll-Free: 1.800.734.7610

  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Instagram

This website is made possible by your generous gifts to

Our Church's Wider Mission

DONATE
Coconut Wireless banner 2.png
Subscribe to our weekly e-newsletter!

WORSHIP & DEVOTIONALS

Opening Worship | Sunday, October 4, 2020

DEVOTIONAL • Monday, October 5, 2020

HCUCC banner.png
HCUCC banner.png
HCUCC banner.png

Lihue Christian Church

Lihue Christian Church

DEVOTIONAL • Tuesday, October 6, 2020

HCUCC logo.png
  • HOME

  • ABOUT

  • DIRECTORY

  • RESOURCES

  • NEWS

  • CALENDAR

  • more

    DONATE