Bishop Oliveto Recommends Suspending In-Person Worship, Gatherings Through May 1

To the People Called United Methodist of the Mountain Sky Conference,

Grace to you and peace from God, our life-giver, Christ, our life-savior, and the Spirit, our life-connector.

First, I want to thank you all for the remarkable ways you have responded to ministry needs in the face of COVID-19. We are discovering together new ways to worship, new ways to do pastoral care, and new ways to respond to the needs of our communities. In spite of so much of ministry taking place virtually, we have remained deeply connected to one another and God, the Source of our Life.

COVID-19 cases continue to rise across our conference. While Colorado Gov. Polis has issued a “shelter-in-place” order for everyone in the state, most of us throughout our conference are voluntarily doing that as a way to slow down the rates of infection in our regions so as not to tax our health care systems.

Read the rest of Bishop Oliveto's letter at this link.