While Okanogan County has moved forward to Phase 2 of the WA Safe Start Plan. Oroville Free Methodist is not reopening this Sunday for in person meeting. We will be continuing our online church as there are still practical and logistical issues that need to be addressed before we can safely reopen. Keep in mind, just because we are moving forward with reopening plans doesn’t mean we are not going to take great care to open safely for the benefit of the people we love.
While there are still many details for us to work out, There are three key rules that will directly affect anyone who attends when we open again.
* Everyone, including staff and volunteers, must wear masks for the whole service.
* Minimum 6 foot distancing for all individuals EXCEPT families, who can sit together.
* Maximum of 50 people in a service.
When we re-open, we intend to also Livestream and record the service since the number of in building attendees is so small.
In the past week there have been 17 new cases in Okanogan County and the US is nearing 110,00 deaths in the last 92 days. We have a responsibility to care for people and we are not taking this responsibility lightly.