DBSM Elevate (Wednesday Evening) Reopening Plan

This coming Wednesday, September 9 – ELEVATE is back on!

Our elders and church leadership met and decided last week that we are able to move forward with in-person Elevates starting this week.

In this update we hope to give you a glimpse of what Elevates for students will look like for the foreseeable future and some of the safety protocols we are instilling to make sure we are going above and beyond to love and care for our students well.

The safety and wellness of our students is always our number one concern and so we take reopening on Wednesday nights very seriously and are working hard to make sure every detail is thought through and carried out with excellence.

Safety Guidelines for Re-Opening DBSM Elevates

• For our Elevate service, we will be splitting High School and Middle School into two separate areas for the entire time to help minimize the amount of students in one area.
• Middle Schoolers will be meeting inside the SMC Gymnasium for most of the service. Chairs are spaced out throughout the gym to accommodate best social distancing protocols.
• High Schoolers will be meeting inside the SMC Auditorium for most of the service. Chairs are spaced out throughout the Auditorium to accommodate best social distancing protocols.
• During Huddle Group breakout time, each group will be meeting in their own “Huddle Group Zone” which is something new we have established to give students and leaders the appropriate amount of space to social distance. Our “Huddle Group Zones” are marked on our map included in this email.
• We are still encouraging everyone to wear a mask.
• High School and Middle School will each have their own in-person service. Below is a schedule for your convenience and to know when and where to drop-off and pick-up your student(s).