Thank you for your prayers, patience, and understanding of this new season. Our campus remains closed and our timeline for reopening remains uncertain, yet we have been prayerfully working towards returning to the campus in stages. We all have deep spiritual, emotional, and social needs, and being together in Biblical community is an important part of each of our lives. We are grateful for opportunities to be the Church though we have not been able to meet in person.
The health and safety of our FCC family is our number one priority. While we are monitoring when it may be safe to return in stages, we have been researching how we can work toward mitigating as much risk as possible. We have been working on ways to adjust our campus to best reflect local county and state guidelines. As part of our commitment to safety, we have developed enhanced cleaning and safety protocols. We will also be reworking our seating and room configurations to comply with the social distance and current capacity guidelines.
Check back to this page for updates. Additional announcements will be made via the FCC App and FCC Facebook posts. You can also sign up for the FCC Newsletter which has all the latest updates and events.
We will be offering our amazing online service at 9:00AM Sunday mornings via Facebook Live. Or you can watch on your own schedule from the website. Our worship will still be powerful, and our messages will be packed with relevant Biblical content. Our staff will be available to pray and assist you with your needs. For those in vulnerable categories, we encourage you to continue joining us online.
Viral disease is a fact of biological existence and a broken part of creation. Keeping perspective and not panicking apply here, just as they do for all risks we face as creatures in a finite world. No matter how dire circumstances get, the Lord remains our refuge and strength, “an ever-present help in trouble” (Ps. 46:1). To trust in the Lord amid trouble is to experience and bear witness to the power of Christ.
We must pray for the sick and the scared, for public health officials, for doctors and nurses, for researchers, and for caregivers. We believe prayer has power, so we seek help from the Lord. Join us on-line Thursdays for 510 Prayer and Friday morning prayer at 7:00AM. There is also a Helping One Another Prayer and Care request form you can submit for specific prayer requests.
While we are closed, we have a staff team that is meeting regularly to review all of our efforts in response to COVID-19 including online enhancement, cleaning and sanitization efforts, social distancing protocols, and future in-person gatherings. We will use a phased approach which will take into account local current guidelines. We have adjusted our services to be solely online until further notice.
The following webpage provides numerous resources to help manage stress caused by COVID-19 and other life stressors.
The COVID-19 pandemic has stirred up many emotions and it is important to manage stress in a healthy way. The following article from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention provides several ideas about how to care for yourself in the face of uncertainty.
Read MoreThe American Psychological Association created this resource to help manage anxiety around coverage of COVID-19.
This resource from the Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Network provides guidelines for addressing mental health issues that may arise, and offers advice for messaging, including among children, older adults, people with disabilities, and those in quarantine.
Read MoreThe City of Oakland is looking for volunteers who can deliver prepared meals to seniors who are at-risk or who have tested positive for Covid-19. Through a program called Great Plates Delivered, (a partnership between FEMA, the State of California, the City of Oakland, and non-profit World Central Kitchen), driver volunteers pick up meals at a central location and deliver them along a pre-determined route to the homes of seniors in Oakland.
Volunteer opportunities include drivers, assistants to drivers and food baggers and typically occur Monday through Saturdays between 10:30AM and 3:30PM. You can schedule a shift that can be once a week or multiple times a week for 2-3 hours. Volunteer drivers use their own vehicle, must have a valid California Driver’s License and must not be at high risk for severe illness from Covid-19. If you are interested in volunteering, please complete the form and someone from the program will contact you with instructions/details.
Pray for the health care workers that are treating the sick and those public health administrators making difficult decisions. Pray that God would protect our community from further spread of the virus. Join our Thursday 510 Prayers with FCC Pastors and Friday Morning Prayer at 7:00AM.
Reflect Christ. In these anxious days, the church can shine as a light of hope, care, faith, patience and prudence. We can demonstrate for the world how our faith provides true assurance against worry and fear.
