GIVING OPTIONS
We are now offering you the option of giving your offering online through Vanco E-Service Payments, a safe and secure service for online giving. CLICK HERE and follow the simple instructions to give.
NOTE: You do not need to set up a profile or a login through Vanco to utilize this service if you do not wish to.
Other ways to give includ
We are now offering you the option of giving your offering online through Vanco E-Service Payments, a safe and secure service for online giving. CLICK HERE and follow the simple instructions to give.
NOTE: You do not need to set up a profile or a login through Vanco to utilize this service if you do not wish to.
Other ways to give include mailing your offering to the church (909 19th Avenue North, Fargo, ND 58102) or signing up for AutoPledge.
Contact Christopher with any questions that you have!
HANDLING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
From Pastor Ray
“Do no harm. Do Good. Stay in Love with God.”
John Wesley
Bishop Bruce Ough asked the pastors and congregation to create a Pandemic Response Plan. I’ve worked with the Leadership Team to develop the attached plan. We are following recommendations of the Bishop, Governor Burgum, the North Dakota Department of Health, and the CDC. We are committed to offering a safe environment for all our activities and will error on the side of caution. We want our most vulnerable members to feel safe as they return to our worship services and other programs.
The Pandemic Response Plan is fluid. It will change over time because of the dynamic nature and spread of COVID-19. Today we are in the green section (Stay in Love with God), but the governor will continue to make recommendations based on the number of COVID-19 cases in ND. If the downward trend continues, we will enter the blue section (not a risk). If cases increase, we will move back up the chart following the recommendations of the groups listed above.
For the remainder of June, we will continue our drive-in worship service and create space for people who wish to sit in lawn chairs. These individuals will be required to wear a mask and maintain a 6’ social distancing from the neighboring groups.
On July 1st we restart our in-person worship services and activities. We will maintain a 6’ social distancing policy between all family groups and require members to wear a mask. There will be no congregational singing and no fellowship time for the remainder of the summer and potentially into the fall.
Leadership Team: Pastor Ray Baker, Aaron Bedford, Christopher Hanson, Dawn Hoherz, Jan Jones, Ken Laber, Harold Mattingly, and Melissa Wheeler
Cancellations
The following church events have been cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns:
Youth Group Activities
All Youth Group activities are suspended until further notice.
Men's and Women's Breakfast
All Men's and Women's Breakfast events are cancelled due to COVID-19 social distancing concerns
Circle Groups
Both Rebecca Circle and Esther Circle events have been suspended until further notice.
Youth Group Summer Mission Trip
The Youth Group Summer Mission Trip has been cancelled. Stay tuned for possible local mission projects and Youth Group events if pandemic conditions improve over time.
The following activities are taking place through Zoom meetings:
Bible Studies
Leadership Team Meetings
English Conversation Group
Worship at Fargo Faith UMC
Sunday Worship
Sunday Morning Worship will move indoors beginning July 5th at 10:00 a.m. This is a part of our current Pandemic Response Plan.
To begin the process, we will begin with worship in the Fellowship Hall. This gives us the ability to arrange the room in a way that provides social distancing in a logical manner. Family groups (people who reside together in a home) will be able to sit together at family tables while others will sit in an area that socially distances them from others.
We strongly urge that you wear masks during this service. If you do not own one or if you come to the service without one, the church will provide a mask for you.
There will be no congregational singing as we begin indoor services once again due to the potential spread of germs. Christopher will continue to provide music for the services.
We will not restart Fellowship Hour at this time. You are welcome to bring coffee with you to the service, but we will not be providing coffee before or after the service.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM ALL WORSHIP SERVICES ONLINE ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON OUR WEBSITE FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE AT THIS TIME RETURNING TO AN INDOOR WORSHIP SETTING!
www.facebook.com/FargoFaithUnitedMethodistChurch
Please contact the church if you have any questions about our return to indoor in-person worship!
Wednesday Summer Mini-Worship
We welcome you to join us for a mini-worship session on Wednesday nights this summer taking place outside of the main entrance of the church!
Pastor Ray will offer a time of prayer and a devotional while Christopher and the Big House Band will perform three songs beginning at 6:45 p.m. You are welcome to attend in the parking lot from your car (listening on 105.9 FM), bring a lawn chair and watch from the grass socially distanced, or watch the service online!