COVID-19 Updates
From your Florida District Church of the Nazarene Resource Center
Your Florida District Resource Center stands ready to help you and your church navigate these uncertain times. Although our office staff is often working from home, we stand available to help in any way we can. The best method of contact is email. Please contact Mary at mary@floridanaz.com if you know of any additional resources or have any questions.
RE-OPENING GUIDELINES
CDC Guidelines for Reopening Houses of Worship - Feb 2021
Florida's updated COVID-19 precautions Letter from the District- Phase 3
Florida Department of Health Guidelines for Returning to Houses of Worship
Reopening Guidelines Letter from District Phase 1
24 Questions Your Church Should Answer Before People Return
Guidelines for Reopening and Returning to Church Buildings
Church ReStart Plan (Excel file)
Reopening Resources:
Outreach sells hand sanitizer stations and face masks HERE
ARTICLES/INFORMATION
Letter to Pastors from the Board of General Superintendents - 4-3-20 (Spanish) (French) (Portuguese)
Global Ministry Center Guidelines for the CARES Act (Link at the bottom of Guidelines page)
Letter to Pastors - April 1, 2020 DS Update on COVID-19 and Governor DeSantis' Stay at Home Order
Letter to Pastors - What the Cares Act Means for Churches 3-28-20
CARES Act — Payroll Protection Program Frequently Asked Questions
Paycheck Protection Program - Frequently Asked Questions for Faith-based organizations
NOTE: Florida District churches are automatically 501 (c)(3) organizations under the blanket exemption of the Church of the Nazarene — to request a determination letter for your church, Click Here (1 day turn-around via email)
Letter to Pastors - 3-20-20 from District Superintendent Dale Schaeffer
COVID Update from the Florida District 3-14-20
Letter to Pastors from the Board of General Superintendents - 3-20-20 (Spanish) (French) (Portuguese)
Fifteen Days to Stop the Spread (en Español)
CDC Guidance for Schools and Childcare
CDC Guidance for Mass Gatherings
What You Need to Know about COVID-19 in Florida
10 Things Your Church Must do in Response to the Coronavirus
Global Church of the Nazarene - COVID-19 Resources
RESOURCES
Ministry Grid - Free Resources to help lead your church through the Coronavirus
The Ultimate Coronavirus Guide - from Church Marketing University has great tips for how to conduct online services
Can You Livestream from your Lockdown Location?
The Foundry — Free online discipleship materials:
Online Streaming Resources
Lifechurch offers a free online platform for streaming services: www.churchonlineplatform.com
FaithLife offers assistance setting up online giving and streaming: www.faithlife.com
Zoom is an online video chat platform that many churches have used for online meetings and services.
Online Giving Platforms - to reduce fees, ask donors to use ACH directly from account, rather than credit/debit cards
***FRAUD WATCH: Beware of an unfamiliar individual offering to drive large donations to your church for a fee
My Well offers online giving services at cost for churches and non-profits: www.mywell.org
Tithe.ly — offers online giving and text-to-give
Faithlife - can help with online giving and sermon streaming, have been offering church technology solutions since 1992
Kindred — fees are scaled to the size of the church
Givelify — includes a mobile app
Stewardship Technology — owners of the company are Nazarenes — familiar with our giving terminology
Churches that are streaming services online:
Highland Park church, Lakeland, FL: https://www.hplakeland.com/
Rockledge Crossbridge church, Rockledge, FL: https://www.crossbridgenaz.org/
Be Hope Church, Beavercreek, OH: https://behope.church/
Crossroads Community, Goshen, IN: https://crossroads.online/
New Life Church of the Nazarene, Medford, OR: https://newlifenaz.church/