Church Reopening - 7/19/20

During the pandemic, many churches have closed their doors to in person services to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus.

During the pandemic, many churches have closed their doors to in person services to prevent the spread of the coronavirus slowly but surely, churches are starting to bring members back inside.

Our savannah gaido visited life church today and has more on their first day back in the sanctuary.

"oh yeah its been great, we have been anticipating people getting back together and of course we've don it in two rounds.

So we met together a few weeks ago and then went back to online services only and just recently today started to meet together in person again."

Since this is the church's second time opening the doors since the pandemic -- they are being extra safe "one of the things that we have really worked on is social distancing.

We follow all of the cdc guidelines as far as hand sanitation at the doors and entrances and we actually have masks available for people that don't have their own mask and if they would like to wear them."

"we separate each row for social distancing so its every other row.

We make it fun, we say angels are sitting here so you cant really sit here.

We also do shorter services so its 2 services instead of one big one and then that first service is over, we say please go outside and do your things there so we can go into the next service."

Pastor jody andrews says that the church is more than just a building "well i think that one of the biggest things that has happened for churches through covid is we've learned that actually the church isn't a building.

So our church has done very well online as far as financially and as far as reaching out to people and trying to keep people connected."

"just how us as a church we were able to reach different people that never went to church or have been to church are now becoming members of our church simply because we have reached them through online services and engaging and things like that and its just encouraging that we can be a church on whatever platform because we are simply the body of christ."

Andrews says that if members and visitors still do not feel comfortable going into the church service, they will still be streaming their services online