Guidelines for the Church premises

(2020-11-16) Due to COVID-19  the board needs to clarify the rules that applies when visiting the church, and to make some additions that are marked with C-19. Access to the Church is permanently limited as of the 24th of November.

C-19: Using the church premises is restricted for non-employees. Unplanned visits to the church premises ought to be avoided.

On November 16th, the government in Sweden announced a new law to be effective on the 24th of November and til Christmas. The main message is that public meetings can only hold eight people, in total. This means that from now on, meetings and services arranged by the Church, or groups in the church, will only take place online.

Limited access to church premises

• Employees 
• The board and the elders in the Church
• Leaders/Pastors in our various language groups
• Chairs in the Church committees
• People who are engaged in vital service functions.

UPDATE 2021-02-23: To apply for reactivation of access, please send an email to [email protected] and follow the instructions.

C-19: Who can enter into the church?

• Anyone who has the slightest cold or has other symptoms of Covid-19 should stay at home. Once free of symptoms wait another 48 hours before entering the church premises.
• If you belong to one of the risk groups, we strongly recommend that you do not attend meetings.
• We follow the Swedish Public Health Agency’s recommendations and local authorities.

C-19: This applies

• It is important that everyone washes their hands and takes care of hand hygiene regularly. Wash your hands thoroughly with soap for at least 30 seconds. Afterwards please use rubbing alcohol and let your hands airdry.
• Out of respect for each other, we avoid close contact, such as handshakes and hugs.
• Everyone is responsible for keeping recommendations concerning physical distance.

Local manager (everyone who uses their access card)

• C-19: A maximum of eight people, including children, may be present on the premises. If other activities occur in other parts of the church these people are also included in the total number.
• C-19: Spacing must take place with at least 1 meter apart between each marked seat.
• C-19: Meetings are limited to a maximum of 2 hours. After that, the room needs to be emptied and thoroughly ventilated before the next gathering.
• C-19: Make sure that crowding is avoided both before and after assemblies.
• C-19: Make sure that hand sanitizer is available and that the toilets have soap and towels.
• C-19: Servings of food and drinks are avoided.
• Always: The room must be booked in advance. Local booking is made to [email protected]
• Always: The person who opens the premises for a group or a meeting is responsible for ensuring that no unauthorized or infectious person enters. The main entrance, towards Stora Södergatan mustn’t be unlocked without a doorman in the entrance.
• Always: Make sure that there is no clutter in the church or in the main lobby, if so please remove them, that chairs and tables are wiped and prepared before leaving the room. Make sure that you leave the church in the same condition as you found it or better!
• Always: Check the kitchen, the floors and the toilets, etc are clean and in a good shape. If necessary, please ensure to do an extra cleaning.

Technician

• Always: A technician, who has received introductory training from the Technical Council, must be present for the Church’s technical equipment to be used.
• Always: It is very vital that everything is put back to its original position and that all equipment is placed in the intended place in the technical storage room.
• Always: Make sure that no technical parts are lost, as this will cause major problems for the next group. No technical equipment  may be moved/changed without the approval of the technical group.