Dear Dover Family,

As we read in 1 Corinthians 12: 12-14, "Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body-whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free-and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. Even so the body is not made up of one part but many, " and in 1 Corinthians 12: 27, "Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is part of it."

With this direction in mind and with the 5-step Back on Track plan issued by the Governor, the Eldership met this week and after much prayer, have decided that we will continue our online service presentations until Sunday, June 14, thus allowing for our whole congregation to return together. That Sunday, barring any setbacks, coincides with Stage 4 of the Governor's plan for re-opening of the State. At that point, the plan allows for more freedom for those in our congregation that may be at higher risk of contracting the COVID-19 virus.

Although we are all anxious to meet back together, we feel the best and safest approach is to allow more time for the spread of the virus to slow down as well as making sure that when we do meet together again, it will be on the safest of terms and when the Dover Body of Christ can all be together as one body. Dover has always worked very hard to be one unified body no matter what trial or circumstance is thrown at us, and this unique situation is no different. We want to all be together when we celebrate this reunion!

We appreciate your continued prayers for guidance and discernment during this unique time and will continue to communicate any unforeseen changes. As we sit here today, the plan is to re-open for live services on Sunday, June 14, 2020. We will have service only during this stage. While the nursery will be open for use, it will not be staffed until a hopeful return to normal programming for all phases of Sunday mornings when Stage 5 begins on July 4, 2020.

While it is not mandatory, we welcome any part of our family to practice any form of the published safety guidelines when we reconvene. The goal of waiting until Stage 4 is to make sure everyone feels safe and comfortable when we reconvene.

In Him,

Eldership of Dover Christian Church