Attention: Worship services were resumed on May 24, 2020 abiding by the specific COVID-19 protection measures (guidelines determined by the CDC and Governor Andy Beshear) as outlined below. Kentucky’s response to COVID-19 (updated orders directed by Gov. Andy Beshear). Bro. Billy and the deacons have developed a phased plan to re-open our church beginning Sunday, May 24, 2020. The first phase will be re-opening our worship service only. There will be two Morning Worship Services: 10:00-10:45 AM and 11:15- 12:00 noon. This is being done in order to more easily adhere to the "social distancing" guidelines necessary to keep our congregation safe from the exposure and spread of the coronavirus. This will allow us 30 minutes to sanitize the church between services. The planned process for each of the worship services are as follows: • There will be someone to greet and seat you when you enter the church in order to ensure appropriate “social distancing”. Some pews will be blocked off to help maintain sufficient distance between members. • Please observe social distancing when entering and leaving the church. • Please do not shake hands or offer hugs. • Masks are strongly encouraged. This is for your safety and the safety of others. We have ordered MHBC-imprinted masks to share upon your arrival. We are making these available at no charge. However, if you would like, you may reimburse the church for the cost of your mask at $5.00 each. Simply mark your check with “MHBC masks” and place in the offering plate or mail. Or you can go to the Generosity app and choose the “Imprinted Mask” account to make a donation. • The sanctuary level and restrooms in front of the elevator will be the only space accessible Sunday. The lower basement, elevator, balcony, classrooms, nursery, and Fellowship Hall will be closed. • The church and sanctuary have been thoroughly cleaned and sanitized. The smaller footprint that we have open will help us in our efforts to sanitize between services—and for future services. • Hymnals and guest cards have been removed from the pews to eliminate handling, and there will be no offering plates passed during the service. Your offering may be dropped into offering plates made available as you exit the service. • There will be no Sunday School. • We will have security personnel at the restroom doors to ensure entry and exit of one user at a time. The restrooms will be sanitized between uses. The elimination of the Sunday School hour should minimize the need for the use of restrooms. • The church service will be videoed. The video cannot be live-streamed from our church due to limited bandwidth and the high resolution of 4K. Therefore, the video will be uploaded to Vimeo, the MHBC Facebook page, and our MHBC website on Monday or Tuesday. • Regarding the MHBC imprinted masks: The masks are a two layer polyester that are lightweight, and easy to breathe through. They can be worn, not only during our worship services, but also for trips to the places such as the grocery, Walmart, and Lowes. They will be a great “conversation starter” to promote our church and invite others to come join us at MHBC! What a great way to show someone where you go to church! If you are a member and can’t attend this Sunday’s service, simply let one of the deacons know of your request to have a mask, and we will get one to you. July 12, 2020: Click on the video below to listen to the message, “ ”, from Bro. Billy. You may also “follow” our new video site on Vimeo.com for future messages from Bro. Billy, and ask others to follow our site. There are currently these messages available to view from recent weeks: • July 5, 2020 - “The Messy Middle: What Can a Christian to Do?” • June 28, 2020 - “The Messy Middle: Perseverance in Tough Times” • June 21, 2020 - “The Messy Middle: Why Suffering In the World” • June 14, 2020 - “Faith/Fear: Mistakes About the Future” • June 7, 2020 - Faith/Fear: When God Is Your Ally” • May 31, 2020 - “Faith/Fear: Heroes Persist in Faith” • May 24, 2020 - “Faith/Fear: Facing the Future in Faith” • May 17, 2020 - “Faith/Fear: Facing the Giants of Life” • May 10, 2020 - “This Is No Ordinary Supper” • April 26, 2019 - “Why We Need Each Other” • April 19, 2020 - “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands” • April 12, 2020 - “What’s the Big Deal about Easter?” (Easter message) • April 10, 2020 - “He Chose the Nails” • April 5, 2020 - “It Is Finished” • March 29, 2020 - “God’s Answer to Worry” based on Psalm 23 • March 22, 2020 - “Responses in a Sudden Storm” • March 20, 2020 - “Real Fear Factors” GOOD NEWS! Do you know that our MHBC video ministry is currently being shared and viewed in other states and countries? We have stats from Vimeo that show where our video messages are being viewed. Our video messages have been viewed in over 20 states outside of Kentucky and they are also viewed in at least 12 countries outside of the United States! PRAISE GOD! Campbellsville University’s WLCU TV station will air each Sunday’s video message from Bro. Billy on Sunday afternoon at 1:30 PM and on Wednesdays at 6:00 PM. The video message will be edited down to fit their 30- minute time slot. Due to editing time, we have to work a Sunday behind. Remember, not everyone has Internet access. This will give our members that can receive this local channel, access to our MHBC video message if they have not had Internet access up to this point, as well as those that have been sheltered in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. It will also be a great opportunity to give our church exposure to a wider range of non-members than ever before. This new TV opportunity from WLCU TV, coupled with our radio coverage from the Bardstown’s WOKH Radio Station 102.7, is an exciting outreach tool that is one positive that has come from this COVID-19 pandemic. Because of the unique time that we are in, and the lack of communication with us not having regular church services, the deacons have decided to look into procuring a “One Call” service to keep our church family informed on important news in our church. The service is what the local schools use, and we believe it is needed and will be beneficial in keeping our church family informed. A phone message, up to two minutes, can be immediately sent to all our members with phone numbers, and all will get the message at one time. We used to have a phone chain and that has not been used with advent of social media and the passing of some members in the phone chain. Also, we have members that are not on social media that aren’t in the loop at times. Even with social media, there is some news that really needs to stay within the church family and not put on public display. This service would allow us to do that and keep our members informed. Hopefully, we can get this in place soon. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The following motions were presented and adopted at the July business meeting: 1. Motion to proceed with the parking lot resurface at the bid of $20,200.00 2. A motion to vote on Reagan Davison as Interim Music Minister. 3. A motion to update transportation needs on bus as follows: a. Annual bus inspection b. Replace dead battery (came on the bus when bought new in 2010) c. Replace worn tires 4. A motion to recommend the nominating committee as follows: Kim Skaggs, Gail Bright, LeAnn Moore, Patty Brady, Josh Veatch, & David England. 5. Darryl Dye and David Spence were voted into membership by baptism and Steve Hendricks was voted into membership statement. Congratulations to Tyler and Candace Benningfield upon the birth of Griffin Lee Benningfield on July 11, 2020. He weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces and was 19 1/5 inches long. Congratulations to the proud grandparents, Larry and LeAnn Moore. The Safety and Security Team meeting will be on July 23, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. to plan for coverage for future services. All members are urged to attend. The Monthly Business Meeting will be on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. All members are encouraged to attend as important decisions are made for our church family and facility. The Monthly Deacons meeting to be determined Our baptismal service scheduled for the Morning Worship Service on March 15, 2020 has been POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE:.