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SAMPLE SAFE SANCTUARIES POLICIES

Below are several books and websites that provide sample Safe Sanctuaries Policies. If you would like help in developing a policy for your local church, please contact Adam Ricker or Denise Walton at the Office of Connectional Ministries, 888-266-7642.

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

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