COVID-19 Church Reopening Survey

Your household *

Tell us a little about the make up of your home. CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

I live alone

I live with my partner

I have children living at home

I live in a retirement or long term care home

I am a youth living with my family

other

Regarding online services... *

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In some ways, I like them even better than in-person services

I like them but miss gathering with others

I like them about the same as in-person services

I don’t like watching church services online

I have attended one or more of the Drive-In Services *

YES

NO

Before COVID-19, I regularly participated in: *

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A Bible Study or small group or prayer meeting at the church building

A small group or “home church” in someone’s home

Some other sort of group for Christian fellowship (i.e. an online Bible study)

A one-on-one mentoring relationship with another Christian

Serving on Sunday morning in some capacity (i.e. greeter, children’s ministry, serving coffee, etc)

None of the above

Assuming COVID-19 levels in the NS remain roughly the same as right now, do you think Immanuel should re-open Sunday morning in-person church services within the next few weeks? *

YES

NO

UNSURE

I am able and willing to HOST and/or LEAD a House Church "Viewing Party" or "After Party" in my home

YES

YES, but not right now

NO

Regarding wearing masks, who, in your opinion, should wear masks to in-person church services? *

Everyone (except young children and those who have a valid medical reason for not wearing a mask)

No one

Anyone who wishes to, but not mandatory

There are currently limits as to how many people can gather for indoor events. As of July 2, it is 50% of your room capacity to a maximum of 200 people, while practicing physical distancing. In our sanctuary this means we could likely accommodate 80-120 people at once. If we used a different room, such as Discovery Park or the youth room, the number would be lower. In order to ensure we wouldn’t exceed meeting limits, what might we do? *

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“First-come first-served” until capacities are reached (perhaps others can sit in their cars and hear the service on their car radios).

Reservations in advance, perhaps leaving a few spaces in the room for visitors and newcomers.

Multiple services at different times, perhaps assigning service attendance by last name.

Multiple rooms set up in the building as “overflows” with the service appearing on a screen.

Something else

There is evidence that singing can increase transmission of COVID-19 as compared to simply talking. If we restarted in-person services immediately, should we allow congregational singing? *

YES

NO

YES, IF EVERYONE IS WEARING A MASK

What about childcare and children’s worship? *

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I think we could have a regular Discovery Park (DP) with children in groups of 10 or less (probably in age groups) separated 2 meters from other groups.

I think we could have a ‘normal’ World of Wonder (pre-school / nursery), following the same rules as Day Care Centers must follow

Instead of offering DP and World of Wonder, the worship service should be a child-friendly family service

We should continue to deliver children’s ministry in the ways we have (or other creative ways) since the shutdown began, as our primary method of ministering to children during this time.

In order to re-open our building safely for worship services on Sunday mornings, we will be required to follow strict measures to ensure public health. According to the NS government guidelines, this would likely involve lining up outside to enter the building; answering a series of questions before being allowed to enter; hand sanitizing upon entry; being ushered to your seat; escorted out of the building when the service is over; no visiting with anyone in the lobby or moving around the room to chat; no visiting in the parking lot before or after services; no talking to the pastor or members of the worship team before or after the service; and possibly no congregational singing. Considering those factors, which of the following statements reflect your current attitude toward re-opening? *

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We should do the hard work and reopen as soon as we possibly can

It’s not worth the effort

I think we should wait a little longer

I think we should wait until the pandemic is over

I am willing to help volunteer to do whatever is needed to reopen our building safely on Sunday mornings

Until the pandemic is over, online services are the best approach to Sunday worship services

I think gathering in homes for small “viewing parties” is a great idea

I think gathering in homes for small "afterparties" is a great idea

If other churches of similar size begin reopening, we should too

Not being able to gather on Sundays in person for church services is negatively affecting my Christian walk

I am worried that not gathering in the building on Sundays is going to lead to some people drifting away from our church family

I think this is a great time to re-think what it means to be the church and de-emphasize Sunday gatherings as our primary focus