The Road Back - Resuming Worship Services at North Sound Church

Thank you for participating in this confidential survey.

This survey includes several questions about your current feelings about returning to regular church activities when local government lifts its ban on public gatherings.

Please complete the survey just once for your entire immediate family.

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* 1. When our local government lifts its ban or guidance against churches meeting, which best describes your attitude toward returning to a worship service at church? Select one:

I will return the first opportunity we have.

I will return at first opportunity but with some concerns and precautions.

I will wait several additional weeks before I attend.

It may be quite a while before I return.

I'm not sure.

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* 2. In addition to our local government lifting its ban or guidance against public gatherings, are there other signals you would want to see before you return to attend a worship service at church? Select all that apply

 Local businesses are open again

 Local restaurant seating areas are open again

 Schools are open again

 The number of coronavirus cases near me is very small

 Most social distancing recommendations have been lifted

 None of these

 Not sure

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* 3. What precautions, if any, do you plan to take when you return to a worship service? Select all that apply

 I will wear a face mask

 I will stand and sit in places where I will be at least 6 feet from others (beyond my own family)

 I will avoid shaking hands

 I will avoid any physical contact

 I will avoid crowded hallways

 I will bring hand sanitizer

 None of these

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* 4. What precautions, if any, do you expect our church to take for worship gatherings? Select all that apply

 Limit handouts of any kind (e.g., bulletins, prayer requests, etc.)

 Use a new method for distributing Lord’s Supper elements

 Use a new method for collecting benevolence offerings

 Encourage social distancing in sanctuary seating

 Encourage social distancing in small group seating

 Prop doors open so people do not have to touch handles

 Set up one-way foot traffic entering and exiting the building and sanctuary

 Provide hand sanitizer stations

 Discourage shaking hands

 Allow a longer period of time between worship service hours

 Other ______________________________________________________

 None of these

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* 5. Do you have children age 18 or younger who live with you and typically attend church with you?

Yes

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* 6. If you answered 'NO' to the previous question, please skip this question. If you answered 'YES' to the previous question, what precautions, if any, do you expect the church to take in children’s classrooms when they resume? Select all that apply

 Reduce the number of people in each room or move to a larger room

 Seat children where they cannot touch each other

 Prohibit snacks that would cause children to put their hands to their mouths

 Require teachers to wear face masks

 Encourage kids to wear face masks

 Require teachers to wear gloves

 Ask kids to use hand sanitizer before entering

 Plan activities in which kids do not need to touch each other

 Other ____________________________________________________

 None of these

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* 7. Which of the following describes the attendance level at which you would be comfortable attending a worship service at North Sound Church? I would be comfortable attending if the sanctuary is…

Filled to capacity (every seat taken)

Three-quarters filled (some empty seats throughout but no empty rows)

Half filled (most people have empty seats either beside them or in front of them)

One quarter filled (most people have empty seats beside them and in front of them)

None of these (at least right away)

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* 8. Would you be willing to attend a worship service at a different time than you typically attend to allow people to be more spread out in the sanctuary?

Yes

Not sure

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* 9. How many people are in your immediate family?

More than 5

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* 10. What is your age?

Less than 18

18-29

30-49

50-69

70+

I prefer not to answer