COVID-19 Resources
May 5, 2021 COVID update from Lisa Algood
April 2021 Note from Coordinating Council
Being indoors in the season of Covid-19
- https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-a-focus-on-cleaning-surfaces-can-distract-from-actual-virus-spread
- https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/research-shows-coronavirus-spreads-primarily-through-air-heres-how-to-reduce-risk
- https://theconversation.com/how-to-use-ventilation-and-air-filtration-to-prevent-the-spread-of-coronavirus-indoors-143732
Returning to Church
- Facts to share with Session on the Coronavirus as of 1.5.2021
- Church Opening and Closing Guidance
- More COVID Resources and Links
- PWV COVID-19 DRAFT.Safety Plan_ Keeping Employees and Customers Safe
- COVID Risk Assessment
- Healthy at Worship
- Churches & Insurance Companies grapple with risks of return
- Guidelines for Reopening and Returning to Church Buildings
- Reopening the Church 4 Phases for an Orderly Return
- 24 Questions Your Church Should Answer Before People Return
- Post COVID-19 Facility Re-Opening Checklist
- Returning to Church
Care & Support During COVID-19
- A Guide for Faith Communities Serving People Experiencing Mental Illness and Caregivers
- Healthy Mind Platter
- Healthy Resources
- Self-Care Card
- My Strength – Take Charge of your Mental Health
- A New Way to Mourn
- How Congregations Support Community in (& after) a Pandemic
- Providing Spiritual and Pastoral Care During COVID-19 from the Hospice Foundation of America
- COVID-19 Resources from Wisconsin Council of Churches
Music and Singing:
- “No Vaccine, No Safe Public Singing” from The Middleclass Artist
Financial Resources for Pastoral Leaders and Congregations
- Churches and the CARES Act: Helping Congregations and Employees Weather the Cash Crunch
- 10 stewardship DOs & 1 do NOT – A summary of March 26 Lunch & Listen with Bryce Wiebe, PC(U.S.A.) Director of Special Offerings
- Resources, Samples and Templates from your Financial Administrator:
- IRS – Economic Impact Payments – What you need to know
- Church Financial Leadership and Covid-19
- Presbyterian Foundation
- Board of Pensions
- Presbyterian Investment & Loan Program Inc. (PILP)
- C.A.R.E.S Act information. A summary from the Office of the General Assembly
- For emergency grants for congregations: Contact Visioning and Connecting Leader, Jennifer Burns Lewis, for information regarding presbytery and Presbyterian Disaster Assistance short and long-term grant assistance.
Livestreaming and Online Worship Resources
- Livestream worship helpful things to consider
- Live-Streaming-Solutions
- Resource List for Online Church
- A Technical Guide to Zoom Worship Preparation Video Help with Rev Bruce Reyes-Chow
- WorshipTimes; Live streaming – getting started
Families with Children Resources
Worship Resources
- Audio Technology Consulting
- Worship in Time of Crisis
- Minute for Mission – Video and Script
- Free resources for busy pastors, calibrated to April 19-May 24
- COVID-19 Spiritual First Aid Kit — WVP
- Scriptures of Hope and Promise
- The Movable Feast
- Distance Funerals, Complicated Grief: Gathering to grieve during COVID19
- Funeral Home Safety Plan
- COVID-19:100 Ideas for Ministers and Ministry Leaders
PC(U.S.A) and Government Resources
- Guidance and Recommendations for Places of Worship 4/20/2020
- Coronavirus/COVID-19 Resources for Congregations and Members
- How to file for unemployment in Indiana if your job is affected by coronavirus
- Preparedness for Pandemics (Presbyterian Disaster Assistance)
- Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA)
- Presbyterian Mission Agency’s pastoral letter
- State information (Indiana Dept. of Health)
- The Center for Disease Control (CDC)
- Online Teaching/Learning
- Wabash Center’s New Podcast: Dialogue On Teaching
- Wabash Center’s Reflective Teaching Blog
- Webinars