If we have someone we do not know and they look in any way suspicious we have a member of the security team sit behind them in church and, should they get up, monitor their movements. Sooo, we might opt for a thin vest that could be worn year around, cover our weapon, but removed if we need to go "plain clot…
If we have someone we do not know and they look in any way suspicious we have a member of the security team sit behind them in church and, should they get up, monitor their movements. Sooo, we might opt for a thin vest that could be worn year around, cover our weapon, but removed if we need to go "plain clothes".
Also, we do not allow any backpacks in the church unless we know the person or they are entering as a family with a baby bag. I personally stopped homeless fellow and advised him that our safety procedure did not allow back packs in church but I would store it for him in our secure room, which can be seen as you walk in. He was fine with that.
Also, we needed a way to alert the full team if that level of response was needed. All of our people on duty on a given Sunday carry a small air compressed boat horn. We all know to immediately respond if we hear it.
Part of our written procedure:
If we have someone we do not know and they look in any way suspicious we have a member of the security team sit behind them in church and, should they get up, monitor their movements. Sooo, we might opt for a thin vest that could be worn year around, cover our weapon, but removed if we need to go "plain clothes".
Also, we do not allow any backpacks in the church unless we know the person or they are entering as a family with a baby bag. I personally stopped homeless fellow and advised him that our safety procedure did not allow back packs in church but I would store it for him in our secure room, which can be seen as you walk in. He was fine with that.
Also, we needed a way to alert the full team if that level of response was needed. All of our people on duty on a given Sunday carry a small air compressed boat horn. We all know to immediately respond if we hear it.
Just a few things from our Security Procedure.
Glenn in NC