“But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord,
whose confidence is in him.
They will be like a tree planted by the water
that sends out its roots by the stream.
It does not fear when heat comes;
its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought
and never fails to bear fruit.”
Jeremiah 17:7-8
AMAZING NEWS!
It is with great joy that I let you know we are opening our church doors.
We do have to follow certain safety measures however, so please read this whole email carefully.
We are only allowed to have seventy-five people attend services on Sunday. If you would like to attend please EMAIL me back immediately so I can keep track of how many wish to attend. If we get more than the seventy-five responses, there will be drawing of lots, and those not able to attend this week will be first on the list for the following week. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU EMAIL YOUR PLANS TO ATTEND SO THAT WE CAN PLAN FOR APPROPRIATE NUMBERS.
As for actually attending church, this is what the protocols will look like for the first few weeks.
1. When you arrive at church, please be considerate and leave the proper 6 feet distance between yourself and other families entering the church. You will be entering through our NEW FELLOWSHIP HALL DOOR. Please do NOT go retrieve items from your mailbox. I assure you are getting the information you need during these times.
2. You are asked to go directly to the sanctuary, where you will be seated (in your general usual vicinity) but spaced apart to maintain appropriate social distancing measures.
3. There will be no nursery, no Sunday School, and no greeters. There will be no body contact with anyone outside your family, so no morning handshakes or hugs. While you may be feeling comfortable with the Phase 2 parameters, please consider that there are those who may not. We ask that you respectfully maintain your distance from your fellow church family members.
4. Please bring whatever you feel is necessary for your own safety measures, whether that include masks, hand sanitizers, or gloves.
5. There will be a praise team, however, the government recommends that you do NOT sing along, as singing is a highly contagious way to spread airborne disease.
6. We are asking that you consider going to the bathroom prior to coming to the service. There are protocols in place that only allow for one person in the bathroom at a time, and we will be trying to hold to these recommendations
7. After the service you are asked to directly leave the church and head to your vehicles, in the same manner you arrived. The sanctuary will empty in an orderly fashion, from the rear of the church to the front of the church to maintain that distance.
These may seem unfortunate for fellowship, but we rejoice that we are able to and praise our God together. I will be sending out bulletins as usual on Saturday night, and you will be given the opportunity to print it off before you come to church, however, there ARE paper copies available for you, and you will be able to collect one yourself from the table placed at the back of the sanctuary.
If you choose not to attend, council encourages you to still connect with one of our sister churches for their livestream. We are actually working towards offering livestream ourselves, however, we are not quite ready and capable to run that with what we have right now. I will keep everyone updated as we make progress on this,
Again, PLEASE REMEMBER TO CONTACT ME IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO ATTEND. This is very important to maintain the numbers and for us to comply with government regulations.
Praise God for His everlasting faithfulness
Statement of Faith
We believe that the Old and New Testaments are the inspired Word of God, the only infallible rule for faith and life. We affirm three creeds—the Apostles’ Creed, the Nicene Creed, and the Athanasian Creed—as ecumenical expressions of the Christian faith. We also affirm three confessions—the Belgic Confession, the Heidelberg Catechism, and the Canons of Dort—as historic Reformed expressions of the Christian faith, whose doctrines fully agree with the Word of God.
Along with these historic creeds and confessions, we recognize the following Reformed expressions of the Christian faith, adopted by synod as contemporary testimonies: the call for unity, justice, and reconciliation of the Belhar Confession and the witness of Our World Belongs to God: A Contemporary Testimony.
Along with these historic creeds and confessions, we recognize the following Reformed expressions of the Christian faith, adopted by synod as contemporary testimonies: the call for unity, justice, and reconciliation of the Belhar Confession and the witness of Our World Belongs to God: A Contemporary Testimony.
Vision Statement
Ingersoll CRC seeks to be a prayerful growing faith family, using enhanced programs and facilities to improve our connections with each other and our community in service to Christ.
How to Find Us
Ingersoll Christian Reformed Church
429 King St W,
Ingersoll, ON
As people called by God,
We gather to praise God, listen to him, and respond.
We nurture each other in faith and obedience to Christ.
We love and care for one another as God’s people.
We commit ourselves to serve and to tell others about Jesus.
We pursue God’s justice and peace in every area of life.
429 King St W,
Ingersoll, ON
As people called by God,
We gather to praise God, listen to him, and respond.
We nurture each other in faith and obedience to Christ.
We love and care for one another as God’s people.
We commit ourselves to serve and to tell others about Jesus.
We pursue God’s justice and peace in every area of life.