IMPORTANT CHANGES FOR SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29

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​As families gather to celebrate Thanksgiving during this unprecedented year, we realize that comfort levels vary regarding group gatherings. We hope and pray that you have enjoyable holidays, no matter what your gatherings look like. We also recognize that many, including staff, will interact with relatives and friends from outside the area and from other states. 

With local hospitals feeling the burden of stretched capacity due to the influx of COVID cases, the Elder Board has decided that the best way to love our community, encourage holiday celebrations, and respond to the pleas of medical providers is to offer online-only services and activities for Sunday, November 29. This decision also demonstrates to the medical community that we appreciate them and want to love them in tangible ways. 

Although we will not be onsite for Sunday services, we will still worship as a church family and open God’s Word through our streaming site (gcchapel.online.church). We plan to be back in person on December 6, but ask that you continue to monitor your health and stay at home if there is any sickness in your household.
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Our Thanksgiving Praise Service is not affected by this decision. If you plan to attend in person or online, CLICK HERE to make your reservation and submit your message of thanksgiving or song request by Tuesday, November 24.

GCC ON-SITE SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES
What You Need to Know

We are pleased to offer three service times each week, on-site and online.
Our leadership has been hard at work developing precautions and guidelines to accommodate different levels of concern, based on local health department and CDC recommendations and feedback we received from you. ​

​The message is the same during all three services. Worship styles vary as follows:
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• 8:30 am (Traditional Worship)
• 9:50 am (Contemporary Worship)
• 11:15 am (Contemporary Worship)

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Seating and Reservations
Due to physical distancing requirements:
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• Space will be limited and reservations will be required.
• Seating will be in groups of varying sizes. If you have a larger family, you may need to separate into smaller groups.
• Reservations will be accepted for one Sunday at a time, beginning on the previous Monday at 10:00 am. We will continue to take reservations until Sunday at 11:00 am, or until capacity is reached. 
• The reservation form will be available on this page while reservations are being accepted.​

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Inclement Weather: Fellowship Areas
We understand and appreciate the desire for fellowship, which has been primarily happening outside on the parking lot. We are providing an indoor area (mask optional) after each service to facilitate fellowship during inclement weather:
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• After first service: Lower Youth 
• After second service: Hope Hall 
• After third service: Concourse and Worship Center
  
  

Moving directly to these spaces immediately after services will keep doorways and foot traffic areas free of congestion and accommodate GCC’s social distancing guidelines. Please continue to show love and support to our whole church by following the guidelines provided by our leadership and the additional instructions described here.

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Kids & Family Worship
Enjoy a Sunday morning experience where families with young children can worship and learn together in a style oriented to kids!

• Join us at 9:50 am in Hope Hall.
• Families will come together and stay together. 
• All activities will be done within your family group.
• Each family will sit in a “pod” of chairs. Feel free to bring a blanket for the floor if you think your kids will need to get down and wiggle!
• Everyone is welcome! (But we mostly recommend it for families with kids in the preschool-elementary age range.)
• Reservations for Kids & Family Worship will be made on the Worship Service Reservation form below.
• CLICK HERE for more details about Kids & Family Worship.

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​​Below is an explanation of meeting options. All services held in the Worship Center will be live. Other locations will be live-feed, with the exception of Kids & Family Worship. Each service should last under one hour. Live-stream and on-demand options will continue to be offered at gcchapel.org for those who cannot attend or do not feel comfortable attending. ​

	WORSHIP CENTER	HOPE HALL	UPPER YOUTH
8:30 AM	Mask Required	Mask Optional	Mask Required
9:50 AM	Mask Optional	Kids & Family Worship	Mask Required
11:15 AM	Mask Optional	--	Mask Required

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Please review the information below before making a reservation to attend.
Click a topic to see more details.

FAMILY-STYLE WORSHIp

• We value children as part of God’s family. Your kids (and their wiggles) are welcome in our services.
• We ask that families sit together and stay together while in the building.​
• There will be no childcare or classes for children or youth.​
• Please keep your children with you at all times.  

PHYSICAL DISTANCING

• Please arrive no earlier than 10 minutes prior to the service and move to the designated fellowship areas or exit the building promptly when the service ends.
• Maintain a distance of at least six feet from others (except those in your family/group).
• Mail files are accessible directly across from the Worship Center. The use of name tags will be suspended until further notice.
• Instructions for exiting the meeting rooms in an orderly fashion will be provided during the services.
• Offering containers will be placed in convenient locations. No plates will be passed.​​
• No coffee or other refreshments will be served.

MASKS

• Masks are recommended by the CDC, but not required. (The CDC advises not to place masks on children age 2 or younger, anyone who has trouble breathing, or anyone who is unable to remove the mask themselves without assistance.)
• We will offer a mask-only room as an option for those who prefer it. (See details above.)

ADDITIONAL SANITATION MEASURES

As a precaution we will be implementing additional sanitation measures to help protect the congregation, including:

• Leaving exterior and meeting room doors open during entry/exit times.
• Sanitizing touch points in common areas, including restrooms.
• Providing hand sanitizing stations throughout the building.

PLEASE DO NOT ATTEND IF

• You are sick.
• You are symptomatic.
• You have recently been exposed to COVID-19 or tested positive for the virus, or are at high risk for exposure.
  (You should not attend for at least 14 days from the time you were exposed OR began to experience symptoms, unless you have received a negative test result.)
• You are not comfortable attending at this time.

PARKING/TRAFFIC FLOW

• Please park in the parking lot closest to your meeting room.
• The east (lower level) entrance will be open for your convenience.
• Exit the building directly from your meeting room when possible.

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​We will begin accepting reservations each Monday after 10:00 am for the following Sunday's worship services. You will find the reservation form here while reservations are open.