Dear Westminster Community,
After prayerful consideration of the current COVID-19 crisis and guided by the recommendation of the Muskingham Valley Presbytery (MVP), the Session of Westminster Presbyterian Church decided to suspend our morning worship at Mackey Hall for the next two Sundays: March 22nd and March 29th.
The MVP Council also recommended that congregations "transition to virtual worship services as soon as possible and until a time when public officials, such as the CDC and the Governor of Ohio signal that the currently increasing pandemic has passed."
To that end, our Session decided to provide online services beginning this Sunday and continuing until government officials conclude that it is safe for church congregations to meet again in person. With regard to potential church meetings, we will follow the CDC guidelines as directed should those meetings take place.
Closing church doors and not conducting public worship for even one week is discomforting. It is all the more painful when we do not know how long this time will last. It is particularly heartbreaking and disappointing to realize that this period of time will most likely extend past Easter.
However, as the Scriptures say, we are surrounded with a great cloud of witnesses. Many of our spiritual ancestors have worshiped during much more trying times in history. Let us be encouraged by them.
Information on accessing our online Service will be sent in a short while.
Faithfully yours,
The Session of Westminster Presbyterian Church
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the
church office.
