{"id":945,"date":"2020-03-21T11:00:41","date_gmt":"2020-03-21T16:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/truelight-estl.com\/?post_type=announcement&#038;p=945"},"modified":"2020-03-21T10:55:21","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T15:55:21","slug":"covid-19-coronavirus-developments","status":"publish","type":"announcement","link":"https:\/\/truelight-estl.com\/announcement\/covid-19-coronavirus-developments\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Coronavirus developments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/truelight-estl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020-header-1-1024x215.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-947\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:left\">March 21, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:left\">Dear Truelight\nFamily,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:left\">The Psalmist\nwrote, \u201cGod is our place of\nsafety. He gives us strength. He is always there to help us in times of\ntrouble.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:left\">As\nprotecting the health and well-being of our members and the community is our\ntop priority, the Truelight Board of Directors is actively monitoring the\nCOVID-19 Coronavirus developments. In keeping with the guidance of our local government and\nhealth officials, the Board of Directors has made the prayerful, yet difficult\ndecision to suspend all face to face church services until further notice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:left\">That said, it\u2019s\ngood to know that we serve a God who always has a ram in the bush. Pre-recorded\nSunday morning worship services will be available via Truelight\u2019s Facebook page\nstarting this Sunday March 22<sup>nd<\/sup>.&nbsp;\nAdditionally, we will launch Truelight\u2019s YouTube station Sunday, March\n29<sup>th<\/sup> (with details forthcoming) and for those who continue to thirst\nfor the word, we will live stream Bible Study via WebEx beginning Friday March\n27<sup>th<\/sup> with both video and call in options. This tool will also be\nmade available for our Wednesday afternoon Bible Study with the launch date to\nbe determined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:left\">All planned\nactivities for the 110<sup>th<\/sup> Church Anniversary Celebration which would\ntypically take place during the month of April have been rescheduled and will\nbe held in conjunction with our Friends and Family Homecoming celebration\nduring the month of October.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:left\">As your\ncontinued support of the work of the church and it\u2019s ministry is greatly\nappreciated, please feel free to use our on line giving method at <a href=\"about:blank\">www.truelight-estl.com<\/a> and click on the donate tab or mail\nyour donations directly to the church.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:left\">We will use\nthis time away to ensure that the church undergoes a deep cleaning and rest\nassured that our staff will continue to actively work remotely to support the\nministry. If you need assistance, please feel free to call the church at\n618-874-0812 and your call will be returned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:left\">Remember to\nalways, \u201cTrust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own\nunderstanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:left\">God Bless &amp;\nKeep You All!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/truelight-estl.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/announcement\/945"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/truelight-estl.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/announcement"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/truelight-estl.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/announcement"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/truelight-estl.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}