Our response to Covid-19

This page was last updated on Monday 6th September 2021.

This last 18 months has been challenging for all of us, and we have felt the impact of Covid-19 on our life together as a church. As Christians, we are confident that God is with us, and we know that we have a hope that no virus can take away from us. This confidence, however, does not mean we are reckless. As a church, we have put various measures in place to keep our members and visitors safe, as well as contributing towards the wider community efforts to limit the spread of the virus. This page will be updated with details of these measures. Please contact us if you have any questions.

Our current activities

At the moment, most of our regular in-person activities are suspended. Some of these (such as our weekly prayer meeting and regular Messy Church events) are taking place in an online format. Others will resume when it is safe for them to do so. We are currently making plans for our Toddlers group to return.

We are continuing to meet on Sundays for a service at 11am, which is also livestreamed to our YouTube channel (youtube.com/litchardmission). If you would like to join us in the building for a Sunday service, you will need to let us know in advance, as places are limited. Please call Adam on 07753 992615 to find out more.

Sunday services

In order to ensure a safe environment during our Sunday services, we have various measures in place. These meet all relevant Welsh Government guidelines, and at several points exceed what is expected. We have produced a risk assessment in consultation with other churches and medical professionals, which is available on request.

Our risk assessment includes:

1) Encouraging clinically vulnerable people to remain at home and watch the livestream;
2) Restricting entry to exclude people with possible symptoms, or who have been required to self-isolate;
3) Using stewards to ensure social distancing on the way in and out of the building;
4) Requiring the use of masks and hand sanitiser before entry to the building;
5) Seating household groups at least 1 metre apart, and avoiding any movement during the service;
6) Ensuring good ventilation in the building;
7) Minimising the use of paper handouts;
8) Professional cleaning of the building between each week’s service.

Tuesday Toddlers

In order to ensure a safe environment during our Toddler group, we have various measures in place. These meet all relevant Welsh Government guidelines, and at several points exceed what is expected. We have produced a risk assessment in consultation with other churches and medical professionals, which is available on request.

Our risk assessment includes:

1) Limiting numbers to a maximum of 20 adults, with children;
2) Restricting entry to exclude people with possible symptoms, or who have been required to self-isolate;
3) Requiring the use of masks and hand sanitiser before entry to the building;
4) Ensuring good ventilation in the building;
5) Arranging the room to enable children to play in small groups, limiting mixing between households; 6) Professional cleaning of the building each week.

Further information

If you have any questions about this information, or if you would like a copy of our risk assessment, please contact us.