PSF COVID-19 Resources

Latest Communications

PSF Round 2 of COVID Grants (November 5, 2020)

The Presbytery of San Francisco understands that COVID-19 continues to dictate how we must manage our lives. As our Presbytery continues to hold and pray to get to the other side of this, we are also aware of the pandemic’s financial impact on our churches and congregants. Given this, PSF has opened a second round of COVID grant aid that was first made available in April. We hope that this will be helpful in the months ahead. Continued…

Important Resources

• CA State Covid Guidelines Churches as of March 11th (Espanol | English)
• State Guidelines on Places of Worship (Espanol | English)
• Checklist Place of Worship (Espanol | English)
• PSF Letter on Indoor Worship Guide (Feb 2021)
• Helpful Chart–Church Opening and Closing Guidelines during COVID-19
• CA State Guidelines Summary
• State Guidelines-CAL/OSHA (Long version)
• Sample Use Protocols
• Sample of Safety Policy (Shared with PSF by First Presbyterian Church Burlingame)
• Liability Release for other Church Users
• Liability Release Teachers
• Liability Release Parents

Past Communications

• PSF Letter on COVID 19 Second Stay-at-Home Order (Dec 2020)
• PSF Re-Opening Update Letter (October 6, 2020)
• Church and Liability Waiver Letter (July 5, 2020 )
• Re-Opening Worship from Shelter-in-Place Orders (June 25, 2020)
• Guideline for Returning to Church (May 21, 2020)
• PSF Letter of Response to New CA Guidelines Regarding Places of Worship (May 26, 2020)

• PSF is working to find ways to support our churches now and in the upcoming months. One immediate way is through grants:
  • Emergency grant guidelines & application (rev May 2022)— PSF has established an emergency assistance fund for our churches financially affected by this pandemic.  If your church needs this grant, please fill out the application and include  with year-end financial report for 2020 and 2021, plus last three months of current financials.
  • Benevolence aid guidelines and form — The Presbytery has established Benevolence Aid for churches to help assist those in their congregation who may need financial support—food needs, rental assistance, etc.
  • Letter of Financial Assistance to our Presbytery of SF Churches