Inclement Weather Guidelines

We strive to be consistent and reliable, generally always trying to find a way to hold services each and every scheduled night. We have endured blistering heat, thunderstorms, snow, gusty winds, and bitter cold. We have found that the number of times we needed to cancel services has been 1 or 2 days each year at most.

That being said, we also believe that certain weather conditions might create an unnecessary risk for either our volunteers, our homeless friends, or both. We will use the following rules of thumb to determine if, when, and how we will hold services when the weather isn't looking great:

• If the temperature is forecast to be less than 30 degrees, we will hold a shortened service and will not include a live music portion.
• If the temperature is forecast to be less than 10 degrees, we will cancel all services.
• If there is a winter storm warning in effect for the time of our service, we will cancel all services.
• If there is a severe thunderstorm warning in effect for the time of our service, we will cancel all services.
• If there is a tornado warning in effect for the time of our service, we will cancel all services.

In addition, for locations that aren't protected from rain and snow, such as the Washington Park location, services will be canceled for moderate or heavy rain, snow or ice covering the ground, or single digit wind chill temps.