Law enforcement in my experience wants nothing to do with church safety teams. I contacted the chief deputy of our county about working with us and was told " I think the sheriff has worked some things out . I'll find out." I never heard back. Apparently he only wanted to deal with churches that had large attendance.
Law enforcement in my experience wants nothing to do with church safety teams. I contacted the chief deputy of our county about working with us and was told " I think the sheriff has worked some things out . I'll find out." I never heard back. Apparently he only wanted to deal with churches that had large attendance.
I contacted our state emergency management agency 4 years ago and was told there is some stuff that we don't agree with in the FEMA active shooter training , I will get back to you.
So as far as dealing with any official agencies it is apparent that they do not care about churches and hope they are all destroyed.
We were blessed… our Senior Team Leader was able to get a grant to help us update our security system and get some training, including live fire, from a firm that specializes in church security/mass shooter events.
That's really too bad. We are fortunate in our county to have law enforcement that's supportive of church safety teams. They have an entire division devoted to the safety of churches in the county and provide active shooter, de-escalation training and more. In a neighboring county, police are not supportive at all, so the safety team for one of our related churches has developed quite an impressive force on their own.
Unfortunately it does depend on the current sheriff and staff in your area. There are definitely some that are completely disinterested and think themselves above all. Or have fallen into the lull that nothing will happen in their community. Lazy. As we’ve had examples of very tiny churches being attacked!
FEMA? Well, we see what they’ve done, or haven’t, in the SE after Helene, Katrina, and count other examples. The bald faced lie that they have no money from giving it all to the illegals. . Again, sadly it depends on your area and the political climate. Oaths they take…..many have their fingers crossed behind their backs when taking them. I agree, I hope they’re all dismantled to rid them of as much corruption as possible. I’m not holding my breathe.
We’re clearly, for the most part, on our own to educate the few you’d want to be on guard and active on the grounds, along with the congregation, on actions to take should an attack occur. It’s just the times we live in, and while some may be against doing those activities, they need to understand their lives could count on it!
I really appreciate this article! It gives specifics that a church can work on together. All it needs is one person willing to lead in making it happen!
I’ll be giving it to the elders in our church and asking them to please act on it! We do have certain things in place, but I don’t believe it to be strong enough, and the congregation definitely doesn’t know what to do! Blessings to all and may our Lord protect His children!
Law enforcement in my experience wants nothing to do with church safety teams. I contacted the chief deputy of our county about working with us and was told " I think the sheriff has worked some things out . I'll find out." I never heard back. Apparently he only wanted to deal with churches that had large attendance.
I contacted our state emergency management agency 4 years ago and was told there is some stuff that we don't agree with in the FEMA active shooter training , I will get back to you.
So as far as dealing with any official agencies it is apparent that they do not care about churches and hope they are all destroyed.
We were blessed… our Senior Team Leader was able to get a grant to help us update our security system and get some training, including live fire, from a firm that specializes in church security/mass shooter events.
That's really too bad. We are fortunate in our county to have law enforcement that's supportive of church safety teams. They have an entire division devoted to the safety of churches in the county and provide active shooter, de-escalation training and more. In a neighboring county, police are not supportive at all, so the safety team for one of our related churches has developed quite an impressive force on their own.
Unfortunately it does depend on the current sheriff and staff in your area. There are definitely some that are completely disinterested and think themselves above all. Or have fallen into the lull that nothing will happen in their community. Lazy. As we’ve had examples of very tiny churches being attacked!
FEMA? Well, we see what they’ve done, or haven’t, in the SE after Helene, Katrina, and count other examples. The bald faced lie that they have no money from giving it all to the illegals. . Again, sadly it depends on your area and the political climate. Oaths they take…..many have their fingers crossed behind their backs when taking them. I agree, I hope they’re all dismantled to rid them of as much corruption as possible. I’m not holding my breathe.
We’re clearly, for the most part, on our own to educate the few you’d want to be on guard and active on the grounds, along with the congregation, on actions to take should an attack occur. It’s just the times we live in, and while some may be against doing those activities, they need to understand their lives could count on it!
I really appreciate this article! It gives specifics that a church can work on together. All it needs is one person willing to lead in making it happen!
I’ll be giving it to the elders in our church and asking them to please act on it! We do have certain things in place, but I don’t believe it to be strong enough, and the congregation definitely doesn’t know what to do! Blessings to all and may our Lord protect His children!