COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Response

Our leadership team, along with our Medical Response Team, is continually monitoring this situation and this page will have the most up-to-date information. We are committed to doing everything we can to provide a safe environment for our church family and surrounding community.


Sunday Service

In-person services happen weekly at 9:00 AM and 10:30 AM. Attend in-person or join church online at thejourneynova.online.church

  1. Face coverings are optional while inside the building. The CDC recommends that vaccinated individuals can safely resume indoor activities without a mask. We will not ask if individuals have been vaccinated or not, nor seek proof of vaccination status. This is a personal decision. 
  2. Journey Kids The Journey Kids area is a mask-required zone for everyone 2 years and older, regardless of vaccine status. 

    Journey Kids is a place where all children can feel included and supported, regardless of differing health conditions. If a child is unable to wear a mask, we have child friendly face shields and hats available. If that is not possible, then the child will need to stay upstairs with their parents- either in the Family Room or in service where we have activity clipboards available. 

    If Journey Kids Volunteers or children have tested positive for COVID-19, they may return to Journey Kids when ALL of the following criteria are met:

    Volunteer/Child completes at least 10 days of isolation from symptom onset for symptomatic children or 10 days since testing positive (day test administered) for COVID-19.

    AND Volunteer/Child is fever free for 24 hours without fever-reducing medication; 

    AND Volunteer’s/Child’s symptoms have improved.

    If the Volunteer/Child has been a close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, the Volunteer/Child may return to Journey Kids when ALL the following criteria are met:

    1. If the Volunteer/Child is fully vaccinated (2 weeks from second shot), they are able to continue to attend Journey Kids as long as they are showing no symptoms. 

    2. If the Volunteer/Child is not vaccinated, they are able to return to Journey Kids when ALL the following criteria are met: Volunteer/Child completes five days of quarantine AND Volunteer/Child remains asymptomatic.

  3. The Digital Sunday Program can be found on the Journey Mobile App, allowing for a touch-free experience.

  4. Hand sanitizer stations will be available throughout the building. We clean high traffic surface areas during and in-between services.

  5. Individually packaged communion will be available and guests will pick up their own communion when entering the worship center.

Hope

As believers in Jesus, we have hope even in moments of confusion and fear. We can bring about stability and peace through our conversations, both in person and online. We always want to be wise in the decisions we make, and simultaneously bold in our love for one another and the communities we live in.