Rev. John Anderson, who serves the Spirit of Faith congregation in Woonsocket, South Dakota, held a drive-in worship service on Palm Sunday, followed by a Palm parade. Photo submitted by John Anderson.

Have a question for the Dakotas Conference regarding COVID-19 and your congregations and communities? Email Dakotas Conference Communications, and we'll answer to the best of our abilities. Our COVID-19 response page has the latest resources and updates. Here are some of the latest questions and answers that have been posted. Several of you have asked questions about the logistics and allowance of drive-in worship.  

Question: Can we have drive-in worship at our church?
Answer: Congregations are conducting or considering drive-in worship services. Please check with your city and / or county officials, before conducting drive-in worship. If you hold drive-in worship services practice proper social distancing guidelines:

· Everyone must remain in their vehicles. Use an FM transmitter for people to tune-in to the service on a FM station. You will need to secure the proper FCC licensure for the FM transmission. View a short video from Rev. Zach Kingery on setup for drive-in worship.

· If communion is distributed, use pre-packaged elements that are distributed without direct contact.

· All those leading the service must remain six feet apart, use hand sanitizer or wash hands throughout the service, and wearing a mask is strongly recommended. Be a model to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.