Dear Renfrew Community –
On behalf of Renfrew Baptist Church, we wanted to reach out to you to check in with you and see how you’re doing. We also want to inform you of something that is happening this Sunday at our church. We are so thankful to be your neighbours on the corner of Russell Road and Renfrew Drive. Thank you for allowing us to be part of your lives in this special community.
For the last 10 months, we have all been learning the rhythms (and frustrations) of dealing with COVID-19. So much of our lives has been stripped away and so many things have changed in all of our worlds. Our leadership team made a decision, 10 months ago to not hold any in-person church services in our building until we felt that we could meet the regulations that our government leaders have put in place and keep our community safe. To be honest, these have been a long ten months, as we have waited for the day where we could hold services in our building once again.
This Sunday, January 31, 2021, we are opening up in a very limited fashion for Sunday morning worship services with around 40 people in attendance. We understand that having activity around our building again on a Sunday morning will certainly be a change from what you have seen in the last 10 months. We are committed to being in FULL compliance with all of the regulations that the government has provided for us. Some of these regulations include: pre-registration to attend a service, very limited attendance (under 15% of our building capacity), masks required and provided when needed, doors opened just 10 minutes before the service and people dismissed 10 minutes after the service, as well as stringent disinfecting practices. Please know that we are committed to being a “safe” place for our people as well as for you, our neighbours.
We understand that this might raise some questions for you and we want to make sure that you know we are available to answer any questions you may have. These are unprecedented times and we are committed to continually evaluating our re-opening strategy in the days and months ahead.
Finally, if you have ever considered attending our community church, please do not hesitate to register by sending us a text at: 587-210-5355 or by sending us an email to: register@renfrewbaptist.ca. We would love to get to know you and your family – you are our neighbours! You can also watch our service each Sunday morning at 10:30 am by searching for us on Youtube, simply search Renfrew Baptist Church YYC.
We care deeply for you and would love to be a part of your life in whatever ways we can. If there is anything that we can pray for you about, please reach out to us so we can do that in this tough season of life for all of us.
Pastor Matt & Pastor Trent