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COVID-19 Information

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First UMC Hampton and COVID-19

First UMC Hampton cares about our members and our community. To keep everyone as safe and healthy as possible, we are following state guidelines and the procedures required by the Virginia Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.

Join Us for Worship in Person

 

First UMC Hampton has resumed in-person worship. Our protocols have been updated as of July 1, 2021, following the latest updates from the CDC and our United Methodist Conference:

  • Pre-registration is no longer required, though we are still keeping records of those in attendance in case we might need to follow up later.
  • If you are sick with any potentially COVID-related symptoms, or are waiting on test results after a known exposure, please stay home. 
  • Anyone over the age of 2 who is not fully vaccinated must wear a mask at all times while indoors on church property. If you are fully vaccinated, it is your choice whether to wear a mask or not. We encourage anyone who is willing to continue wearing a mask, for the comfort of others and in solidarity with those who are not able to be vaccinated.
  • Social distancing from non-household members is encouraged while indoors, especially for those who are not fully vaccinated. One side of our sanctuary allows people to be seated more closely, while the other side provides the option of keeping 6′ distance from others for those who prefer it.
  • Those who are fully vaccinated are allowed to sing during worship, whether masked or not. Those who are not fully vaccinated are asked to refrain from singing.
You can read our entire “Mitigation Assistance Plan” (MAP) here: 2021-06-24 FUMC MAP
We will continue to make the service available online for those who are unable to attend in person.
We have resumed in-person Sunday school for adults and children, at 9 am Sunday!
One adult class meets upstairs in the Education building, while the other adult classes will continue to meet as a combined class in the Fellowship Hall. The children’s class sometimes meet outside by the playground, and sometimes inside on the second floor.
At this point, we are still not able to eat and drink together indoors, so the morning fellowship time will have to wait a little longer to resume.


Voluntary Survey About Vaccination

The Healthy Church Team would like to find out how many in our congregation have been vaccinated, so we can better assess the relative level of risk in in-person worship. We invite you to take this voluntary survey to help us in our planning.

Neither taking this survey, nor your vaccination status, has any impact on whether you can attend worship. God loves the vaccinated and unvaccinated alike!

If you would like to update your vaccination status, you are welcome to take the survey again (please give your name in that case).

If you have any questions, please contact the office, or one of the members of the First UMC Hampton Healthy Church Team:
Rev. Candee Martin, Pastor  
Rev. Kerry Greenhill, Minister of Discipleship and Community Engagement (HCT Chair)
Jeremy Hooten, Chair of Communications and Technology
Meg Moore, Chair of Staff-Parish Relations Committee
Cecelia Short, Lay Leader
Carolyn Slye, Chair of Worship
Richard Slye, Chair of Trustees

    Worship Online with First UMC Hampton

    We invite you to join us for worship online on Sunday morning at 10am, when we livestream our in-person service, or at any time during the week. Check out recent worship videos on our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/FUMCH-videos.

    We would love to get to know you and pray for you. If you worship online with us, please check in to register your attendance and to share any prayer requests.

    If you find our worship meaningful and want to support our ministries, we welcome donations through our website. We appreciate whatever support you are able to give.

    Small Groups for Study & Prayer

    Our small groups are encouraged to meet online or by phone. Groups may also request to meet in person via this form. Group leaders may contact Rev. Kerry or the church office for assistance setting up virtual meetings. Visit News & Calendar for upcoming and ongoing opportunities.

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    Connect

    We would love to connect with you! Whether you are new, have questions, or want to get involved, please don’t hesitate to drop us a line!

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