{"id":471,"date":"2020-03-30T10:59:44","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T14:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/?page_id=471"},"modified":"2022-01-04T22:32:58","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T02:32:58","slug":"mainline-protestant","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/christianity\/mainline-protestant\/","title":{"rendered":"Mainline Protestant Churches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/09\/15\/maine-together-faith\/\">Maine Together in Faith statement<\/a> (September 15, 2020)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/03\/21\/wcc-guidance\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">World Council of Churches: Overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic with faith communities: some guidance for churches<\/a>&nbsp;(March 21, 2020)<\/p>\n<h4>Disciples of Christ<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/07\/30\/pence-mask-scripture\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">James Pence, Pleasant Grove Christian Church (Martinsville, Va.): To wear a mask is to follow Scripture<\/a>&nbsp;(July 30, 2020)<\/p>\n<h4>Episcopalian\/Church of England<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/11\/COVID-19-Advice-on-Conducting-Funerals-v5.4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Church of England: COVID-19 advice for conducting funerals<\/a>&nbsp;(October 16, 2020)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/12\/02\/christians-say-yes-vaccine\/\">Jocelyn Downey: Why Christians need to say \u2018yes!\u2019 to a Covid vaccine<\/a> (December 2, 2020)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/05\/01\/episcopal-nyc-public-worship\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Episcopal Archdiocese of New York: Returning to public worship<\/a>&nbsp;(May 2020)<\/p>\n<p>The Episcopal Church<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/03\/12\/curry-worship-public-health-emergency\/\">Bishop Michael Curry: A message related to worship changes during a public health emergency<\/a> (March 12, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/03\/17\/curry-easter-online-encouraged\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Bishop Michael Curry: Holy Week and Easter Day 2020 online worship supported and encouraged<\/a>&nbsp;(March 17, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/03\/31\/curry-theology-of-worship\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Bishop Michael Curry: On our theology of worship<\/a>&nbsp;(March 31, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/08\/wol_what_does_love_do_final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What does love do? Living the way of love during pandemic<\/a> (undated, before August 2020)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Episcopal Diocese of Maine<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/03\/10\/brown-pastoral-directives\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Bishop Thomas J. Brown: Pastoral directives<\/a>&nbsp;(March 10, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/03\/25\/brown-protocols-safety\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Bishop Thomas J. Brown: Protocols for the ongoing safety of our community<\/a>&nbsp;(March 25, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/10\/EDOM_Guide_to_Christian_Burial_During_COVID19_03272020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guide for Christian funerals during COVID19<\/a>&nbsp;(undated, before March 27, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/03\/27\/brown-self-care\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Bishop Thomas J. Brown: Self care for leaders in the diocese<\/a>&nbsp;(March 27, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/10\/An-Initial-Approach-to-Regathering_v1.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">An initial approach to regathering<\/a>&nbsp;(May 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/10\/DioME-Regathering_July2020-Update-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guidelines for life together<\/a>&nbsp;(July 2020)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Lutheran<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/05\/31\/cui-loving-our-neighbor\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Concordia University Irvine: Loving our neighbor <\/a>(undated, before June 2020)<\/p>\n<p>Evangelical Lutheran Church in America<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/06\/Guidance-for-funeral-practices-during-a-public-health-crisis.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guidance for funeral practices<\/a> (March 18, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/03\/20\/worship-public-health-concerns\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Worship in times of public health concerns: COVID-19\/Coronavirus<\/a>&nbsp;(March 20, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/06\/Evangelical-Returning-to-In-person-Worship.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Considerations for returning to in person worship<\/a>&nbsp;(May 12, 2020)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/06\/Ministry-During-an-Assembly-Ban.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hong Kong Mission: Ministry during an assembly ban<\/a> (March 22, 2020)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/05\/31\/new-york-synod-reopening\/\">Metropolitan New York Synod: Reopening our churches: How do we begin?<\/a> (undated, May 2020?)<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Massachusetts Council of Churches<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/04\/Mass-Council-of-Churches-2020.03.24-Christian-Funerals-during-COVID19-Version-3.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guide for Christian funerals during COVID19<\/a>&nbsp;(March 24, 2020)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/03\/12\/mass-council-connected-faithful\/\">12 Ideas of how to stay connected and faithful during a pandemic<\/a> (undated, before March 12, 2020)<\/p>\n<h4>Methodist<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2021\/06\/Churches-response-to-pandemics.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">African Methodist Episcopal Church: Church preparation and response to potential pandemics<\/span><\/a> (February 27, 2020)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/04\/22\/united-methodist-church-a-2020-young-peoples-address-response-to-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener\">Discipleship Ministries: A 2020 young people\u2019s address: Response to COVID-19<\/a>&nbsp; (April 22, 2020)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/06\/Resuming-Care-filled-Worship-and-Sacramental-Life-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emory University: Resuming care filled worship and sacramental life<\/a>&nbsp;(undated, before June 19, 2020)<\/p>\n<p>Greater Northwest Area of the United Methodist Church<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/03\/13\/stanovsky-1\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Bishop Stanovsky: COVID-19 notice #1<\/a> (March 13, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/03\/19\/stanovsky-2\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Bishop Stanovsky: COVID-19 notice #2<\/a> (March 19, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/06\/12\/stanovsky-3\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Bishop Stanovsky: COVID-19 notice #3<\/a> (March 24, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/03\/24\/umc-guidance-communion\/\">Guidance for the observance of Holy Communion<\/a>&nbsp;(March 24, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/03\/26\/stanovsky-question-easter\/\">Question: Can we meet outdoors on Easter?<\/a> (March 26, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/04\/23\/stanovsky-4\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Bishop Stanovsky: COVID-19 notice #4<\/a> (April 23, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/04\/27\/stanovsky-5-1\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Bishop Stanovsky: COVID-19 notice #5.1<\/a> (April 27, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/05\/13\/stanovsky-6\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Bishop Stanovsky: COVID-19 notice #6<\/a> (May 13, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/06\/16\/stanovsky-covid-19-notice-7\/\">Bishop Stanovsky: COVID-19 notice #7<\/a> (June 16, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/08\/28\/stanovsky-8\/\">Bishop Stanovsky: COVID-19 notice #8<\/a> (August 28, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/10\/23\/stanovsky-preface-9\/\">Bishop Stanovsky: Preface to COVID-19 notice #9<\/a> (October 23, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/11\/10\/stanovsky-9\/\">Bishop Stanovsky: COVID-19 notice #9<\/a> (November 10, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2021\/04\/22\/stanovsky-pastoral-update-covid-response\/\">Bishop Stanovsky: A pastoral update on our COVID-19 response<\/a> (April 22, 2021)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2021\/10\/13\/stanovsky-vaccination-love\/\">Bishop Stanovsky: Vaccination is an Act of Love<\/a> (October 13, 2021)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>United Methodist Church<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/04\/20\/umc-anxious\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Tips for when the command \u2018do not be anxious\u2019 is hard<\/a> (April 20, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/04\/21\/umc-10-thoughts\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Ten thoughts on leading through the COVID-19 crisis<\/a>&nbsp;(April 21, 2020)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/06\/UMC-Pastoral-Resources-Communion.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United Methodist Church Florida Conference: Pastoral resources for administering communion<\/a>&nbsp;(undated, before April 22, 2020)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/03\/01\/pastoral-ministry-covid-19\/\">United Methodist Church New York Annual Conference: Doing pastoral ministry during Covid-19<\/a> (undated, Spring 2020)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/12\/Reopening_Guidelines_UNY_Churches_5_2020_June_25_update.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Upper New York Conference of the United Methodist Church: Church reopening guidelines<\/a> (June 25, 2020)<\/p>\n<p>Virginia Conference<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/08\/VAUMC-HandbookforLocalChurches.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Embrace the now, prepare for the next: A plan for resuming in-person worship in the Virginia Conference in stages<\/a> (May 13, 2020)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Presbyterian<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/03\/06\/seattle-presbytery\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Important announcement to Seattle Presbytery Churches regarding worship and gatherings<\/a>&nbsp;(March 6, 2020)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/03\/the_movable_feast_-_mccaw.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beth McCaw, University of Dubuque Seminary: The Moveable Feast \u2014 Expanding worship from the church building into our homes and across the town<\/a>&nbsp;(March 22, 2020)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/06\/Presb-Church-Music.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Presbyterian Association of Musicians: Church music<\/a> (May 21, 2020)<\/p>\n<p>Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/03\/advisory_opinion_communion_in_an_emergency_or_pandemic.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Advisory opinion: Communion in an emergency\/pandemic<\/a>&nbsp;(March 24, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/06\/returning_to_public_worship_may_2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Returning to public worship \u2014 Theological and practical considerations<\/a>&nbsp;(May 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/08\/stewardship-dos-donts.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10 Stewardship \u201cDo\u2019s\u201d during the pandemic and one \u201cDo NOT\u201d<\/a> (undated, before July 30, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2021\/09\/27\/presbyterian-church-vaccination-pandemic\/\">Vaccination and faithfulness in a time of pandemic<\/a> (September 27, 2021)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/03\/17\/stewardship\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Presbyterian Foundation: Stewardship in a pandemic<\/a> (March 17, 2020)<\/p>\n<p>Presbyterian Mission Agency<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/06\/Online-Memorial-Services-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener\">Office of Christian Formation: Online memorial services<\/a>&nbsp;(April 22, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/06\/Presbyterian-Mission-Begining-Conversations-for-Re-Entry.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener\">Beginning conversations for re-entry<\/a>&nbsp;(undated, likely early May 2020)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/06\/Guidance-for-Resuming-In-Person-Worship-version-C.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Transylvania Presbytery (Kentucky): Guidance for resuming in person worship<\/a>&nbsp;(May 2020)<\/p>\n<h4>United Church of Christ<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/05\/04\/maine-ucc-in-person\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Maine Conference UCC: A Pastoral Letter: Resuming in-person church<\/a> (May 4, 2020)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/03\/18\/ucc-ministry-disaster\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Rev. Matthew Crebbin, Newtown (Conn.) Congregational Church: Lessons from ministry in the midst of a disaster<\/a>&nbsp;(March 18, 2020)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/06\/05\/ucc-pastoral-mental-health\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">UCC (national): Pastoral considerations for mental health and wellness<\/a>&nbsp;(June 5, 2020)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maine Together in Faith statement (September 15, 2020) World Council of Churches: Overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic with faith communities: some guidance for churches&nbsp;(March 21, 2020) Disciples of Christ James Pence, Pleasant Grove Christian Church (Martinsville, Va.): To wear a mask is to follow Scripture&nbsp;(July 30, 2020) Episcopalian\/Church of England The Church of England: COVID-19 advice [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1764,"featured_media":0,"parent":37,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/471"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1764"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=471"}],"version-history":[{"count":124,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3269,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/471\/revisions\/3269"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}