FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 5, 2022 CONTACT: The Rev. Daniel Schultz, Community Health Program Director, Wisconsin Council of Churches, 608-837-3108 x31; CHURCHES URGED TO RETURN TO PHYSICALLY DISTANCED MINISTRY STATEWIDE – The Wisconsin Council of Churches strongly recommends that churches statewide temporarily return to remote operations as COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations soar due to the highly-transmissible Omicron variant in Wisconsin. While the WCC…
With One Body And One Spirit: Returning to Church 3.0 1. The theology, ethics & values which guide these recommendations are anchored in 1 Corinthians 12:26-27, “If one member suffers, all suffer together with it; if one member is honored, all rejoice together with it. Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it.” In times of…
The Wisconsin Council of Churches is creating an ecumenical prayer service which may be shared by churches during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, January 18-25, 2021. We’re excited to announce that as part of that service, we’re recruiting singers for a virtual choir! Each member of the ensemble will be recorded separately, so it’s COVID-safe, and the parts…
Daily prayer/meditations Bethlehem Lutheran (ELCA) – Portage: Facebook Live Christian Boyd (Prebyterian) – Morning, Midday, Evening, and Night: Facebook Live Scott Marrese-Wheeler (Presbyterian) – Morning, Evening: Facebook Live Trinity UMC – Madison (Methodist) – 8:00am: Facebook Live Unshakable Faith (African Methodist Episcopal) – 5:30am: Facebook Live WI Churches who are Live Streaming Worship African Methodist Episcopal Bethel AME, Beloit –…
A webinar to help clergy and key lay leaders learn best practices in adapting worship to a live-stream format. We’ll talk about how you need to plan ahead for copyright and permissions for music and liturgy; what equipment you might need; and how you can adapt elements of the liturgy to not having the congregation physically present. There will be…
As part of our collection of resources in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), here are some resources for churches preparing to increase their digital ministry. How to Stream Worship When Lockdown Leads to Livestreaming: “I pastor a church under COVID-19 restrictions. This is how we worshipped online with only 3 days prep.” Sunday Service March 8, 2020: An example of…
