Postponing Fall Kickoff | August 10, 2021

Dear Christ Church Family,

Thank you for your continued faithfulness and perseverance through this challenging season. Our community has endured the difficulties presented by COVID-19 with remarkable grace and patience.

Unfortunately, our city has been heavily impacted by the Delta variant of COVID-19, especially among un-vaccinated populations. Due to the current infection rates in Jacksonville, our Session has decided to postpone the start of our School of Discipleship for adults and children until after Labor Day. We believe it would be unwise to prolong our interactions on Sunday mornings, especially in smaller classroom spaces, with the current viral load in our city. Our Back-to-School party, too, will be postponed.

According to medical experts, it does appear that new infections have peaked; however, it will take several weeks for this wave to reside. Therefore, we plan to monitor the situation and target resuming our School of Discipleship on Sunday, September 12, 2021.

This is, of course, disappointing as we are all looking forward to resuming these essential ministries. Nonetheless, we will continue to gather for worship at 10:30 AM and follow our current set of protocols for worship. Please join us in person or online.

We are grateful for each of you and continue to pray for God to prosper you in body and soul through the pandemic. Please let us know if there is any way that we can serve you during this time.

Grace & Peace in Jesus Christ,

Chuck Colson
Pastor, Christ Church
(on behalf of the Session)