WE WILL STILL BE CHURCH

May God’s peace and love surround you and your families during these days of fear, anxiety, and uncertainty. As we have been asked to no longer gather in person, I was inspired by the words of Saguaro Christian Church pastor Rev. Owen Chandler in the face of all the changes: “WE WILL STILL BE CHURCH!” Towards that end, this webpage will outline some of the ways that we will still be church. We will continue to update this page as new information becomes available, so if your congregation has a link to share please email it with a description to Matthew Clark at mclark@azdisciples.org.

Return to In-Person Gatherings Resource Links

Resources with phased plans:
Healthy at church from the Christian Church in Kentucky

Gathering for Abundant Life from the Episodical Diocese of Arizona

Informational Resources
The Risks – Know Them – Avoid Them by Erin Bromage, PhD., Associate Professor of Biology at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

General Minister and President on re-opening congregations

Regional ministers offer a word on re-opening congregations

Re-opening your Church Office from the Insurance Board

Latest Messages from our Regional Minister and President

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General Church Resources

Our General Church has put together a page with several great resources for congregations and their leadership. This information includes resources for worship services, health information and response to the COVID-19 outbreak, tutorials for live streaming worship services, and more. Visit the page at https://disciples.org/dns/disciples-and-covid-19/. Check back frequently as the page will continue to be updated.

Online Worship Services

These links will direct you either directly to the church’s video based worship (sometimes Facebook) or to their response page that has the most up to date information on how they are being community in this time. Please contact Matthew Clark (mclark@azdisciples.org) at the Regional Office to add or change your link.

You also can visit our Congregations page for websites and Facebook page links for all our churches.