Sample Policies
If you are working on your local church Safe Sanctuaries Policy and need assistance and/or training, please contact Rev. Adam Ricker at the South Georgia Conference Office of Connectional Ministries. The office number is 888-266-7642 and Adam's e-mail is adam@sgaumc.com.
Below are several books and websites that provide sample Safe Sanctuaries Policies.
--There are sample policies in the back of the resource books, "Safe Sanctuaries: Reducing the Risk of Child Abuse" (page 63) and "Safe Sanctuaries for Youth: Reducing the Risk of Abuse in Youth Ministries" (page 77). You are free to use or amend these policies.
--Sample policies from the Central Pennsylvania Annual Conference
--Sample policy from St. Luke United Methodist Church, Memphis, Tennessee
--Sample policy from Resurrection United Methodist Church, Durham, North Carolina
--Sample policy from Tifton First United Methodist Church, Tifton, Georgia