SDPC Resources for Coronavirus

Please note and widely share the sites and links provided below that we have either directly received from trusted sources and/or researched on our own.

Let us arm ourselves with the information we need to share with our churches and our communities, realizing and actualizing the reality that we, with faith in action and sound judgment, along with the “God of our weary years [and the] God of our silent tears … who has brought us thus far on the way”, is now and always has been our first line of defense and protection. Let us go forth as a people of faith and a community of faith “engaging the powers” for our health, healing, and wholeness.
Ubuntu! We are because you are! (Rev. Dr. Janaé Moore)

For the most trusted and up to date information, visit The World Health Organization or The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Faith Responses

• A Faithful Response, with Worship, to the Coronavirus (UCC)

• An Update: COVID-19 (ABC USA)

• In Times Like These, Rev. Dr. Janaé Moore

• Action plan for Black Churches, Rev. Michael Nabors

• Coronavirus shapes a new role for houses of worship and faith communities, Rev. Saeed Richardson ⭑NEW⭑

• From Katrina to Coronavirus What Have We Learned Leon McDougle MD MPH? ⭑NEW⭑

• “As we know it,” reflection from SDPC Trustee Candace Simpson ⭑NEW⭑

Webinars, Online Meetings, & Videos

• Ministry in a Time of Crisis

• NAACP Emergency E-Town Hall

• What We Need to Know and Do: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

• Video statement from Rev. Michael Nabors

• Create a FREE online interactive “non-streaming” worship experience during the Coronavirus crisis, Rev. Saeed Richardson ⭑NEW⭑

• James E.K. Hildreth, Ph.D., M.D., President & CEO of Meharry Medical College, illustrates the transmission of COVID-19 ⭑NEW⭑

Policies

• Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act

• Understanding the “Shelter in Place” mandate

Take Action

• Call your Senator: Demand Passage of House Bill H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act

• Sign and Support the Illinois Youth Prisons & Detention Centers COVID Response ⭑NEW⭑

• Sign the Urgent Recommendations: COVID-19 and Prison Communities ⭑NEW⭑

Tools & Preparedness

• SDPC emergency preparedness curriculum for communities of faith

• Recommended practices for faith-based and community leaders

• Preparing your church for Coronavirus

• Precautions and Tips from Rev. Traci Blackmon

• FEMA: Resources to Protect Houses of Worship  

• Pandemic Preparations

• Disaster Preparedness for Churches 

• 6 Steps your congregation should take to stay safe

• Resources for Christian leaders during the outbreak

• United Nations Meetings Guidelines

• AMEC Health Commission Resources List

CARES Act (All ⭑NEW⭑)

• SDPC VideoConference: Churches – Apply Now for Forgivable SBA Payroll Protection Loans

• Webinar: “Federal Coronavirus Relief Bills: What Do They Mean for Nonprofits?”

• Webinar Slide Deck: “Federal Coronavirus Relief Bills: What Do They Mean for Nonprofits?”

• Why Churches & Non-Profits Should Apply for the CARES Act Now

•  A Breakdown Of How The CARES Act Can Help Your Business Or Nonprofit

• Analysis of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) (Pub. L. 116-136)

• Slide Deck: “Details of the CARES Act” by William Vanderbloemen

• Chart: Loans Available for Nonprofits in the CARES Act

• How Nonprofits Can Utilize the New Federal Laws Dealing with COVID-19, Nonprofit Quarterly, Mar. 26, 2020

• Self-Insured Nonprofits and Unemployment Insurance

• Analysis of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

• Nonprofits and Coronavirus, COVID-19[

Questions and answers for the faith community:

Should I cancel or continue to hold services?

• Should Your Church Stop Meeting to Slow COVID-19? How 3 Seattle Churches Decided

• Guidance for large gatherings (Seattle & King County Community and Faith-Based Taskforce)

• Canton of Geneva: Tips on holding large-scale events 

Who is most at risk in my community and congregation?

• Older adults and people who have severe underlying chronic medical conditions

• Suggestions for healthy living by Debra Peeks-Haynes

Where can I find bulletin inserts, information for liturgy, and other resources to share during worship services?

• Disaster Ministries, printable bulletin inserts

• AMEC Health Commission bulleting inserts

• UCC, A Faithful Response, with Worship, to the Coronavirus

• ABC Home Missionary Society Offers Guidance, Litany, Prayer for Congregational Response to COVID-19

• Preach Awareness Not Panic

How do I keep my congregation updated on the status of the health life within our church family?

• Coronavirus Preparedness Update

• The World Health Organization

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Any and all information considered to be legal/medical/fitness/health/or other advice is information provided for general informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional advice. Accordingly, before taking any actions based upon such information, we encourage you to consult with the appropriate professionals. The use or reliance of any information contained on the SDPC website is solely at your own discretion and discernment.