Advancing Church Ministries During the COVID-19 Pandemic

In the weeks of the pandemic, church ministries have been going strong, but in different ways than normal.

Here are just a few ways that College Church has adapted existing areas to keep their ministries moving forward even when we cannot gather.

All Church Response

• Creation of the COVID-19 Assistance Fund

• Food Drive to help Englewood Family Outreach,

• Two Blood Drives

• Mobilizing teams to help others in need,

• Mobilizing church leaders to reach out by phone and email to members and attenders.

• Sunday worship and Annual Meeting go online, with online versions of connect panels and ballots for the congregation.

Music

• Weekly music for worship

• Devotionals

• New songs, videos and sheet music for at-home worship

Men’s Ministries:

• Virtual Men’s Bible Study

Women’s Ministries:

• Virtual Women’s Bible Study

• Mom2Mom online newsletter

• Monthly Gathering newsletter

Small Groups and Adult Communities

• Transitioned to virtual meetings.

Prayer Meetings online

• Sunday morning at 8 a.m.

• Monday morning at 6:15 a.m.

• Wednesday evening at 7 p.m.

• Thursday lunch at 12 noon

• Friday: prayer for the persecuted church at 12 noon

Children

• Weekly age-appropriate curriculum

• Read-aloud stories

• Puppet shows

• Crafts

• Music

Disabilities

• Weekly Sunday school class online for families to use at home,

• Run for the STARS goes virtual this year.

Junior High

• KMs Live happens on YouTube every Wednesday

• Sunday-morning devotions online.

• Weekly Video Challenge for students (make a video of themselves completing the weekly challenge)

• Online small groups each week led by our adult leaders

Senior High

• Weekly Bible Study gathering online,

• Sunday-evening small group chats on Jitsi,

• Weekly podcast Bible Study

College

• Online discipleship groups,

• Equip course with the Simeon Trust

20s Ministry

• Spring retreat online

• Monthly Zoom lunch together

• Small groups online