WGM COVID-19 Response

May 4,  2020    |    3  MINUTE  READ    |    Dr. Dan Schafer 

This post has been updated as of Monday, May 4, 2020, at 12:30 p.m. EDT.

World Gospel Mission’s COVID-19 Task Force continues to analyze the latest information related to the novel coronavirus from government agencies and medical professionals in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19 and to ensure the safety of our members and the general public. Find out how World Gospel Mission is caring for missionaries during COVID-19 here.

This is the Task Force’s official statement as of 5/4/2020.

WGM Headquarters 

Access by the public to the WGM headquarters in Marion, Indiana, continues to be restricted. The limited access is extended through June 14 following the guidelines outlined by Indiana Governor Holcomb’s announcement on Friday, May 1. Essential business operations of the mission continue uninterrupted. Staff who are able are continuing to work remotely through June 14.

We encourage all staff and anyone who needs to enter WGM Headquarters to have a mask with them so that they have one ready to use in case they cannot maintain social distancing while in the building.

WGM Staff 

Non-essential international travel for WGM staff scheduled through June 15 remains canceled. 

WGM Teams and Volunteers 
International and domestic travel planned by teams and volunteers scheduled through the end of August is canceled. 

For those who were scheduled to participate in a short-term trip or volunteer experience during this time frame, we will save any funds you have raised for you to use for travel with WGM within the next year. If you do not plan to travel within that time frame, you can request to have those funds transferred to a WGM ministry of your choice. If airfare has already been purchased, we will have to see if the airline offers any type of cancellation waiver or refund. If they do not, we will not be able to recover those funds. However, the airline should offer you a travel credit for future travel within a year from purchase.  

Donations 
Donations to WGM will continue to be processed normally, and questions about donations can be answered by calling the office at 765-664-7331 or by emailing donations@wgm.org.  

WGM’s Guesthouse 
The Abbott Center, WGM’s guesthouse, remains closed to outside guests. 

Thank you for your desire to serve with WGM, and for your passion to be a part of what God is already doing around the world. We will keep you updated through this dynamic and unprecedented situation. 
 
Serving Him with You, 

Dr. Dan Schafer
President of World Gospel Mission


ACTION STEP

GIVE: Support ministries around the world that are partnering with Jesus and being His hands and feet. Hospitals in Kenya like Chogoria Hospital and Tenwek Hospital are responding to COVID-19 and want to ensure they are prepared with with supplies, medications, equipment, trainings, renovations, and educational materials.

• Partner here with the team at Chogoria Hospital. 
• Partner here with the team at Tenwek Hospital.