The Embry Hills United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, has set to hold a "trunk or treat" event for the neighborhood on Sunday, Oct. 31.
The United Methodist Church has invited the public to join for a safe and socially distanced Halloween party in a Facebook post.
The church said participants could join and show off their creative and fun costumes. The event will also have games and a "trunk or treat."
They added that nut-free candies would also be included in selected trunks and identified for those who need them.
According to the post, all ages are welcome and encouraged to invite neighbors and friends to the event.
The church advised attendees to park their vehicles at the back of the parking lot, as all trunks for the event will be set up in front of the church's parking lots.
Meanwhile, face masks are required for all participants over the age of three. The Embry Hills also underscored that coronavirus disease (COVID-19) protocols while attending the event.
The church, however, noted that they would also be monitoring the weather closely the week of the event, as it will take place outdoors.
It advised the attendees to check the church's website for an inclement weather plan if necessary.
Interested participants who wish to see more information written in this article may visit the Embry Hills United Methodist Church's Facebook post.
Community Faith
According to the church's Facebook page, the Embry Hills United Methodist Church is a faith community in which believers, seekers, and skeptics of all ages, races, abilities, gender identities, sexual orientations, socioeconomic statuses, and political affiliations are valued as God's cherished children.
The page stated that the Embry Hills United Methodist Church is a church deeply anchored in the northeast Atlanta region and was formed in 1961 when the neighborhood around the church was on the edge of the Atlanta suburbs.
Today, the website said it gives Christ in a dynamic and developing community with love and pleasure.
It is always ready to welcome new people into our fellowship and is always looking for new ways to serve and care, grounded in the Methodist spirit of a warm heart and helping hands.
The church hopes that the faces of our congregation will reflect the faces of the community and that everyone who comes into contact with the people in the church will feel the gracious presence of Jesus Christ in the people.
In-person Worship
According to the website, anyone above the age of three is still required to wear a mask when within the building, including in-person worship, Sunday School sessions, small groups, and committee meetings.
Attending our Sunday morning, in-person worship service does not require registration.
Please feel free to sit in small groups as seating will be organized in small collections of chairs.
The church will maintain a certain amount of space between groups and seek the participants' help in doing so.
For the time being, the church will not provide food or beverages in the facility, and people are asked not to bring them in when they are there, the Embry Hills said.
It is also advised to stay home if the participants know they have been exposed to someone with COVID in the last 10-14 days, get tested positive for COVID in the next two weeks, or aren't feeling well.
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