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Ensure that your church is a safe place for children.

Child abuse has been prominent in the news lately.

“Sadly, the church is no stranger to child sex abuse scandals…

“For this reason, every news story about child abuse must serve as a reminder of the responsibility we have to the children in our care. In the church this means doing everything in our power to ensure that our children’s and youth ministries are safe and that we take all allegations seriously and deal with them immediately. We must adopt policies that eliminate situations in which young people are vulnerable and procedures for properly dealing with any reports of abuse.

“Many churches already have implemented exhaustive safety programs. The United Methodist Church, for example, equips congregations to implement the Safe Sanctuaries program by evaluating their current safety standards, writing and adopting a Safe Sanctuary policy, and training all adults who work with children and youth (whether staff or volunteer) on policy and procedure.”

(Excerpted from Josh Tinley’s article on MinistryMatters.com, Nov. 15, 2011. Read full article here.)

Learn more about Safe Sanctuaries here.

About Cokesbury

Cokesbury is a not-for-profit Christian organization with a simple but dynamic mission statement—
to provide quality resources and services that help people know God through Jesus Christ, love God,
and choose to serve God and neighbor.

Our goal is to be the first choice when shopping for Christian resources whether online through Cokesbury.com,
through 61 stores across the country, or through our call center at 800-672-1789. When you talk to a Cokesbury
representative you are talking to an individual highly committed to the mission, thoroughly knowledgeable
about the resources available, and with a strong desire to provide outstanding customer service.

All team members at Cokesbury share a common set of values -
To conduct themselves to the highest ethical standards
To be engaged in and provide service to the communities where they live and work
To practice good stewardship of the earth's resources
To foster a climate of mutual respect, collaboration, and teamwork

Cokesbury—providing resources for the Christian journey.