Responding to COVID-19
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Web Statement
March 4, 2020
The role of churches, dioceses and compassionate Christians responding to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is to:
- Combat fear with knowledge in order to encourage preparedness and decrease stigma.
- Maintain operational continuity and continue worship life in the case of potential quarantine and disruption.
- Show God’s compassion and care to those in our communities who are affected.
Click here for resources and more information about a faith-based response to epidemics. For resources to help your community stay connected during an epidemic, visit www.episcopalrelief.org/remoteministry.
Donations to Episcopal Relief & Development’s COVID-19 Pandemic Response Fund will support the organization’s efforts to respond to this crisis.