CORE CHURCH LA

COVID-19 PREPAREDNESS PLAN

Corechurchla.org JUNE 2020

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There is a GOD in Heaven that loves you!!

Overview Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Core Church Los Angeles

is taking extreme precautions to create a safe, clean and

welcoming environment. Core Church’s leadership has

developed a church specific COVID-19 prevention plan to

highlight our steps of prevention. The guidance from the

LA County Health Department, The State of California

Department of Social Services and the CDC have all been

used to ensure we provide the best and safest options to

keep our family and community safe.

Server Training Core Church LA is committed to communicate this plan to all the staff members,

the servers, congregants, and visitors. We will have this plan displayed in our

website, emailed to our staff, and available for reference at Core Church’s

Administrative Office.

Required Face Masks We will adhere to the guidance that our local government has mandated to

require all staff members, congregants and visitors over the age of 2 to wear a

face mask when feasible. We ask for everyone’s cooperation to bring in their face

masks from home. The church will have an

emergency supply for all of our servers and staff

that whenever they don’t have a face mask, the

church can provide one to them.

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He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.

Psalm 91:1

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Sanitation Efforts

We are committed to ensure all public areas such as the foyer rails, door handles,

restroom area, children’s ministry classrooms, sanctuary and worship equipment to

be sanitized frequently. We have an appointed person to go through the church

using Clorox disinfectant cleaner to wipe down the public areas.

Core Church will use a fogging disinfection system to effectively kill bacteria, mold,

and viruses. The fogger produces a super fine dry mist that will ensure all surfaces

sprayed to be sanitized. We will use the system in the foyer, classrooms and

sanctuary.

Our Children’s Ministry staff will sanitize the classroom toys, rails, desks, and toys

throughout the day, before each service.

Our Worship Ministry staff will ensure that the equipment is not shared and once the

services are completed, they will be sanitized. Each singer and pastor will have their

own microphone mouth piece that will be cleaned each time it’s being changed.

The one microphone that may be shared will be wiped down with a disinfectant

wipe.

We also have several Hand Sanitizers displayed for the public to use. Our public

drinking water fountain will be temporarily shut down to prevent any community use.

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Let’s do our part, stay home if not feeling well.

Fever Wellness Checks The church has invested in electronic contact-less thermometers for

Fever Wellness Checks. All Children’s Ministry Servers, Children, Servers

and Staff will be checked with the thermometer to ensure people do

not have over 100.4 fevers. No one that has a fever or showing visible

sickness symptoms will be permitted to enter or allowed to stay for

safety of others.

Social Distancing Rules

The state regulations COVID-19 Industry Guidance and CDC is recommending a

distance of 6 feet apart of physical distancing. Therefore Core Church is

eliminating every other row of chairs in the Sanctuary and Overflow Room and is

marking it with signs to enforce the distancing rules. Children’s Ministry classrooms

will also have social distancing rules in place to ensure that the children are not

sitting next to each other. Also where the parents line up for Check-In/Check-Out,

there will be decals that state where to stand to ensure that parents are 6 feet

apart.

For the time being, offering basket bags will no longer be passed

along from one member to another. The Usher Ministry will walk to

each seat and hold bag for tithes and offerings.

Cleanliness: All servers and staff will be encouraged to wash their hands for 20 seconds each

time at every transition throughout the day including entry/exit of the facility. If

washing hands isn’t feasible, there will be gloves provided by the church or hand

sanitizer stations where they can ensure hands are maintained clean.

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Postponed Events In order to minimize large gatherings, the Church Leadership has decided to

postpone large events such as Baptisms, Vacation Bible

School, Serving Communion, High School Camps, Retreats,

Home Groups, and so much more until it seems safe to

gather once again.

Food Ministry for Volunteers Food and beverages offered to all servers during Sunday services will be provided

in single-serve, disposable containers whenever possible. Volunteers serving food

will wash hands frequently and wear disposable gloves and face coverings.

CDC Guidelines to Prevention-Treatment

According to the CDC these are prevention tips to this disease: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html

• Stay home if feeling sick symptoms

• Wash Hands for 20 seconds with soap

• Avoid close contact with sick people

• Avoid touching your eyes, mouth and nose

• Clean & disinfect frequently touched objects.

• Practice social distancing

• Wear face mask (Cloth face covering)

Continued Online Services

Services will continue to be streamed online on

Sundays at 10:30AM and Thursdays at 7:30PM.

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• FEW CHILDREN'S MINISTRY CLASSES ARE OPEN:

Opened Classrooms: Kinder/1st Grade (5-6 years old), Early Elementary (7-9 years) and Upper Elementary (10-12 years old). Babies, Toddlers and Pre-K are currently closed until further notice.

•CHILDREN'S MINISTRY CLASSES OPEN: Classrooms are opened ONLY during 2nd -10:30AM and 3rd 12:30PM Services on Sundays. Thursday 7:30PM and 1st service will not have Children's Ministry available until further notice.

• REQUIRED FACE MASKS: All servers and families are required to wear a face mask

at all times. Please provide a clean face mask for your child. Children will be encouraged to wear a mask properly, when feasible.

•CHECK-IN/OUT: New Check-in/Check-out procedures (until it seems safer to

change back): 1 parent and child / children make a line in front of designated marked spaces) 6 feet apart). At this time, we are requesting that parents and other visitors do not enter classrooms to minimize contact.

• FEVER WELLNESS CHECKS: Your child’s temperature and wellness check will be

administered and approved at the classroom door. No one allowed to stay if they are experiencing respiratory symptoms, cough and/or temperature of over 100.4°.

•CLASSROOM OPERATIONS: Children will be grouped with 10 children or less/day to

minimize the number of those they are in contact with.

• SOCIAL DISTANCING: Furniture and play spaces will be rearranged so children will have more individual/small group activities, maintaining 6-foot separation as much as possible.

• SANITIZATION: Toys, tables, chairs, doorknobs, high traffic areas inside and outside

will be thoroughly cleaned/disinfected through every transition.

Children’s Ministry Modified Operations:

“But Jesus said, Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for the

kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these. Matthew 19:14

The Lord is our refuge and strength, a very

present help in trouble.

-Psalm 46:1

[Core Church LA]

2037 S. La Cienega Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90034 Mailing Address: P.O. BOX 34789 Los Angeles, CA 90034 E-mail: info@corechurchla.com Phone: 310-598-3333

Thank You for Your Support & Cooperation

We acknowledge that with the cooperation of

everyone, we will be able to comply in a safely

manner with one another. Thank you for your

diligence to follow these guidelines. We

appreciate each and every one of you.

May the LORD richly Bless You and Stay Safe!!