The elders have decided to return to in person assembly this Sunday, August 16th. Everyone is encourage to wear a mask.

It has come to the attention of the elders that a member of the congregation has coronavirus. Given this information, services will be livestreamed only for the next two weeks. We feel this is safest for the overall health of the congregation. All child/teen activities will also be cancelled. Pray for healing for all affected by this disease. 

The elders have decided to start Sunday Morning Bible Study at 10:00 on June 21. There will be an auditorium class, a children and youth class, a college-age class, and a ladies’ Bible study class. The children and youth class will meet in the fellowship hall. We ask that all the youth and children go directly to the fellowship hall and not go to the auditorium. The ladies’ Bible study class will meet in the large classroom on the west side of the building (not in the middle section classroom). This class to will go directly to the designated meeting space and not go to the auditorium before the class meeting time. The college-age class will meet in the loft beginning the following Sunday and will folllow the same procedures as the other classes. Classes will end at 10:45. The children and youth will come over to the main building together. We ask at those arriving for the 11:00 workshop go directly to the auditorium and take your seat, even if class is finishing up. Finally, offering will be collected following communion. Offering trays will be handled by the men presiding at the table and will not be passed down the rows.

Here is the link to the stream for today’s service.

Sunday Worship Service 5/17/2020
https://youtu.be/aLqBsP1_C60

After reviewing Governor Lee and the TN Department of Health’s COVID-19 recommendations for places of worship for the resumptions of in-person assemblies, the elders have decided that Netherland will begin a gradual return to our normally scheduled assemblies. Starting Sunday, May 17, we will have an 11:00 worship assembly in the building. We intend to have a live broadcast of services over Youtube and Facebook available for those who prefer to remain at home or if health concerns prevent them from attending.  Please, if you or a family member are not feeling well or running a fever, do not attempt to attend. The auditorium seating has been rearranged to allow for more social distancing and where family units can sit together and others can sit with the recommended distance allowance. If members want to wear masks and/or gloves to the services, they should feel free to do so. During this time, we will discontinue door greeters, meet and greet periods, candy and mint distribution, and we encourage everyone to avoid handshakes and embracing at the assemblies.  A table is set up in the foyer for everyone to pick up a bulletin and an offering envelope.  Communion will be served by men of the congregation, but trays will not be passed.  Servers will present trays with double cups with the bread in the bottom cup and the fruit of the vine in the top cup.  A prayer of thanksgiving and blessing will be offered over each element by the brother presiding over the table. We ask that everyone dispose of their own communion cups at the close of the service. Offering baskets will be placed in the foyer and offering envelopes may be placed in the baskets at the close of service. Eventually, we will begin meeting for Bible Study and Sunday evening worship. An announcement will be made at that time. We will have homecoming worship on Sunday, June 7, 2020 at 11:00. As per Governor Lee and the TN Department of Health’s recommendations, we will not have a fellowship meal that day.  A-Teams wanting to resume meeting need to make a request to the elders with a plan on how they will maintain the recommended social distancing guidelines. Upon the elder’s approval, the A-Team may resume meetings.

Here is the link for today’s YouTube stream.

Watch “Sunday Worship Service 5/10/2020” on YouTube
https://youtu.be/digR6iSO2AU

We will be having another Drive-In Church service on Sunday, April 26, 2020. The procedure will be similar to last week. We hope to see everyone there.

We will be having another Drive-In service on Sunday, April 19, 2020 starting at 11 AM. It will be carried out in much the same was as last week. The channel is 88.3 FM. Instructions on how to download the AIM app have been posted on the church YouTube here. We hope to see everyone there tomorrow.

The Drive-In service will start at 11 AM on Sunday, April 12, 2020. We hope to see everyone there.

If anyone would still like to dress their kids up in Easter outfits (or themselves) and take family photos, we encourage you to do so. 

•Please take the photos at home before arriving to the drive in service as we all must stay in our cars throughout the service.

•Please upload your photos to Facebook and tag @netherlandchurchofchrist. When you begin typing @neth… it will pop up to be selected from the list. The photos will be compiled and added to an album on our page. 

We look forward to seeing everyone from a safe distance!