When someone has COVID-19 sickness from infection with novel coronavirus, the most common symptoms are: fever cough, tiredness, and shortness of breath. Sometimes people may also have aches and pains, nasal congestion, runny nose, a sore throat or a headache. Rarely, patients may also present with diarrhoea, nausea, and vomiting. If someone is sick with …
If you would like to offer your Church Site as a Care Centre, please fill out this form. We are all aware that we have not reached the apex of the pandemic in South Africa. In the coming weeks we will see a rise in the number of people who are reporting ill as well …
Offering & Preparing your Church Site/s for Use during Lockdown Read More »
You may decide as a local church that you have the capacity and expertise within your congregation to be involved in some key frontline responses during the lockdown period. If this is so, the first place to start would be to compile an inventory of the various resources that your church has access to. These …
Ideas for Specific Ways that Churches can Respond with their Space & Resources Read More »
At the moment, a huge amount of local community mobilisation is happening across the country. In Cape Town, this is largely in the form of Community Action Networks (CAN!s). One of the best ways for churches and church members to be good neighbours within their communities and beyond is to set up or get involved …
Collaborating with Existing Networks or Creating Local Structures Read More »
The church has an extremely wide reach in South Africa. If you are a church leader, consider how you can connect with and mobilise impactful responses from the people within your sphere of influence at this time. Some questions to help you think through this include: Am I part of a wider denomination than just …
Local Mobilisation & Networking Among Church Leaders Read More »
The local church has one of the most valuable resources available in times of crisis; readily arranged networks of people. The first important step to take is to map and become aware of these networks. Find out if there is a church database of members, and what information this database includes. Helpful information would include …
Mobilisation of Your Own Local Church Congregation Read More »
Dear Church leaders and leaders in the Church, We wanted to send you some information on how you can mobilise your congregation, network beyond your congregation and offer you resources (including the use of your church’s site/s to Health or Social Development departments) during this time of South Africa’s 21-day lockdown. The Warehouse convenes and is involved …