This survey includes several questions about your current feelings about returning to regular church activities when local government lifts its ban on public gatherings.Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Name *FirstLastEmail *When our local government lifts its ban or guidance against churches meeting, which best describes your attitude toward returning to a worship service at church? Select one: *I will return the first opportunity we have.I will return at first opportunity but with some concerns and precautions.I will wait several additional weeks before I return.I may be quite a while before I return.Not sure.In addition to local government lifting its ban against public gatherings, are there other signals you would want to see before you attend a worship service at church? Select all that apply: *Local business are open again.Local restaurant seating areas are open again.Schools are open again.The number of coronavirus cases is very small.Most social distancing recommendations have been lifted.None of these.Not sure.What precautions, if any, do you plan to take when you return to a worship service? Select all that apply: *I will wear a face mask.I will stand and sit in places where I will be at least 6 feet from others (beyond my own family).I will avoid shaking handsI will avoid any physical contact.I will avoid crowded hallways.I will bring hand sanitizer.None of these.Should we offer a "higher-risk" worship service, i.e., a 9:00 a.m. service with no childcare and which would decrease risk since it is the first group in the sanctuary for the day? *YesNoWhat precautions, if any, do you expect our church to take for worship gatherings? Select all that apply: *Forbidding people over age 60 from attending.Forbidding children age 5 and under from attending.Limit handouts of any kind.Use a new method for distributing Lord's Supper elements.Use a new method for collecting tithes and offerings.Encourage social distancing in sanctuary seating.Encourage social distancing in small group seating.Prop doors open so people do not have to touch handles.Set up one-way foot traffic entering and exiting the building and sanctuary.,Provide hand sanitizer stations.Discourage hand shakes.Allow a longer period of time between worship services.None of these.When do you think it would be wise to resume small group meetings (prayer groups, Bible studies, etc.)? *Right away.Not right away.I am not part of a small group.What precautions, if any, do you expect the church to take in children's and student small groups when they resume? Select all that apply: *Reduce the number of people in each room or move to a larger room.Seat children where they cannot touch each other.Prohibit snacks that would cause children to put their hands to their mouths.Require teachers to wear face masks.Encourage kids to wear face mask.Require teachers to wear gloves.Ask kids to use hand sanitizer before entering.Plan activities in which kids do not touch each other.None of these.What do you think of an occasional outdoor service if well conducted? The purpose would be to increase social distancing and space for families, moms with young kids, high risk individuals, etc. It might even allow some high risk persons to attend and not need to leave their cars. *Very openDislikeNeutralWhich of the following describes the attendance level at which you would be comfortable attending a worship service? I would be comfortable attending if the sanctuary is: *Filled to capacity (every seat taken)Three-quarters filled (some empty seats throughout but no empty rows)Half filled (most people have empty seats either beside them or in front of them)One quarter filled (most people have empty seats beside them and in front of them)None of these (at least right away)Would you like to see social distance fellowship squares chalked on parking lot to help define appropriate informal fellowship (and be able to more easily ask those who complying to leave)? *YesNoNeutralFeel free to add any additional comments or suggestions.EmailSubmit
