Emergency Action Plan

Emergency Action Plan

Our Action Plan:  COVID-19

Dear St. Andrew United Methodist Church:
Steps:  If a positive COVID  in person worshiping case is reported:

  1.  If A Positive COVID  In Person Worship Case Is Reported 
    All individuals will be notified by phone call, text, email, of the incidents.  We ask that you monitor yourselves and notify persons that you may have had contact with. 
  2.  Pray for Healing for Those Affected
    We ask that you pray for the person with the virus and all identified through contact tracing in prayer.
  3.  Online Worship and In Person Worship Updates
    To ensure the health and safety of our members, will continue to online worship and suspend in person worship for the next two weeks (14 days).   You will be notified when in person worship will resume.  Dial 314-837-4233 Ext. 108 for updates.
  4.  Monitoring for Symptoms (Visit www.cdc.org for more information)
    If you were in worship on this date, we recommend you monitor for the following symptoms may occur 2-14 days after potential exposure to the virus.
        a.  Symptoms include fever or feverish, cough, congestion, difficulty breathing, wheezing, short of breath, headache, muscle aches, chills or repeated shaking with chills, sore throat, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, runny nose, abdominal pain, fatigue, loss of taste or smell
        b. If you experience any of these symptoms, please contact your primary care provider and seek testing. now!
        c.   If you or someone you know is showing any of  the following these warning signs:  trouble breathing, persistent pain or pressure in the chest, new confusion, inability to wake or stay awake or bluish lips or face seek emergency medical care immediately (call 9-1-1).

  5. Practice Our 3 Big Rules
    Wear a Mask, Social Distance at least 6 feet, and wash and sanitize your hands when you are around others outside of your immediate household. 
  6. Do No Harm
    As United Methodists, our first general rule is Do No Harm. One of the ways we love our neighbors is in trying to reduce the spread of the virus.
  7.  Cleaning and Sanitizing After A Reported Case
    We will conduct a thorough cleaning of the worship and common spaces on our property and our leadership team will reassess in-person worship after the two-week period.

If you have specific questions about the virus in our community, please contact the County Health Department Monday to Friday 8:00-4:30 p.m. at XXX-XXX-XXXX.

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