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At the suggestion of a retired clergy in my congregation, I am working to connect each family in my churches with three others, hoping to provide a practical way for people to remain connected and sup...

I am going to start a letter writing chain for people in my church.  It will include instructions for what to write about and explain who to write to next.

Friendship Haven in Fort Dodge, IA Our IT Department is setting up Facetime, Google Hangouts, Skype, etc to help our Team Members connect our Residents with their families for checking in.   We have ...

This is more of a piece of advice: You don’t have to bear the burden of weighing and applying social distancing measures on your own. Today I learned that, ironically, social distancing is much ...

atlsurvival.org. It’s organized by Food Not Bombs and we are offering FREE grocery delivery to anyone who asks. We need volunteers and food donations! 

Our community is using a simple Google doc on Facebook to connect needs with resources. 

We have a care team in place ready to respond. In addition to the many ways we are initiating contact, we have also provided as simple way people can contact us through our website. When we are contac...

Two ideas we are utilizing?  1) our pastor has created an online daily blog, which she writes in and then we can comment on and “talk” amongst ourselves –   2) church folk are sign...

The Texas Methodist Foundation has compiled a site for resources to help churches navigate technology, doing things differently, helping congregations connect as a community, and surviving financial c...

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