COVID-19 Helpful Links

CARES Act

• New CARES Act – Special Rules for Using Retirement Funds
• New CARES Act – Special Rules for Using Retirement Funds
• New CARES Act – Individual Stimulus Payments

FFCRA

• Resources: Information about CARES and FFCRA legislation
• Paid Leave for Employees under Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)
• Name your essential workers at church (at the end of this link)
• Churches are required to post this Employee Rights Poster

Grants

• Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) Covid 19 Short.Long-Term Grant Request Application (DOC)
• Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) Covid 19 EMERGENCY – Initial Assistance Grant Application (DOC)
• PC(USA) Presbyterian Mission: Matthew 25 grants (PDF)

Tax-Exemption

• How to obtain a tax-exempt certification letter for your congregation

HR/Insurance

• Insurance Board offers FREE webcast Wednesday, April 15, about “HR Issues and Your Ministry during COVID-19”

Board of Pensions

• See “Information from the PC(USA)” section below for more information

General

• APCE ZOOM Chat: What to do about VBS?
• Leadership: Ruling Elders in a Pandemic
• PC(USA) offers end-of-life pastoral care resources on COVID-19 resource page
• Several resources offered for free by The PC(USA) Store
  • Connections: Year A, Volume 2
  • The Present Word Adult Curriculum
  • Growing in Grace & Gratitude
  • These Days
• Can you serve communion virtually during a pandemic?
• PC(USA) distributing Easter celebration video
• Easter Season worship series made by Milwaukee Presbytery’s pastors
  • Order of worship, liturgy, suggested hymns, prayers, Children’s activities
  • Bulletins & PowerPoints provided
• One License offers gratis license until April 15
• CDC’s Resources for Faith-Based Leaders

ZOOM

• How to use ZOOM (PDF)
• ZOOM Video Tutorials
• Video conferencing etiquette
• If you want to use the Presbytery’s ZOOM account for your church, please contact our Office Manager, Sharon Carper. It’s first come, first served.

Livestreaming

• Livestreaming and Online Worship Resources for Congregations
• List of Presbyterian Churches live streaming & how to live stream

• Churches can accept online giving via Presbyterian Foundation
• 10 Stewardship DOs & 1 Stewardship Do NOT (PDF)
• Presbyterian Foundation: Stewardship during a pandemic (PDF)

• PC(USA) offers end-of-life pastoral care resources on COVID-19 resource page
• The Families First Coronavirus Response Act from Michael Kirk, General Counsel for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
• Summary of CARES Act Provisions by PCUSA
• PC(USA) distributing Easter celebration video
• PCUSA Covid-19 Resources
• Several resources offered for free by The PC(USA) Store
  • Connections: Year A, Volume 2
  • The Present Word Adult Curriculum
  • Growing in Grace & Gratitude
  • These Days

• Employee benefits: Board of Pension names considerations for employers making difficult decisions during this pandemic
• Board of Pensions waives Teladoc co-pays through June 30
• Board of Pensions approves dues relief for small churches, deferments for others
• PC(USA) Board of Pension coronavirus resources

• “Preparedness for Pandemics” by Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
• Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) Covid 19 Short.Long-Term Grant Request Application (DOC)
• Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) Covid 19 EMERGENCY – Initial Assistance Grant Application (DOC)

• Churches can accept online giving via Presbyterian Foundation

• Managing student loans through an emergency
• Pastoral statement about COVID-19
• PC(USA) Presbyterian Mission: Matthew 25 grants (PDF)

• CDC- Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• CDC- Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the US
• CDC’s Resources for Faith-Based Leaders

• Michigan Government Coronavirus Information Page
• Coronavirus cases in Michigan
• State of Michigan Governor’s Executive Orders

John Hopkins University COVID-19 Map Tracking