{"id":118,"date":"2026-10-25T01:08:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T01:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hvsmediastudio.dev\/emilie\/?page_id=118"},"modified":"2026-10-26T15:59:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T19:59:03","slug":"safe-sanctuaries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hvsmediastudio.dev\/emilie\/safe-sanctuaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Safe Sanctuaries"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Safe Sanctuaries<\/h1><\/div><\/div>

Caring for children, youth, and vulnerable adults in our church community.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

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A Ministry of Care<\/h2><\/div><\/div>

Safe Sanctuaries is a United Methodist approach to reducing the risk of abuse in church life. It encourages clear policies, preparation, and accountable practices in ministries with children, youth, and vulnerable adults.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>

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Prevention & Preparation<\/h2><\/div><\/div>

Core areas include screening and appropriate clearances for workers, training, safe supervision, healthy boundaries, and procedures for responding to concerns. The church\u2019s adopted policy provides the specific requirements for each ministry.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>

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Policy & Volunteer Information<\/h2><\/div><\/div>

Read or download Emilie UMC\u2019s Safe Sanctuaries Policy (2022) \u2014 PDF<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Contact the church office for volunteer requirements and training information.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

Contact the church office at (215) 945-5502<\/a> or office@emilieumc.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>

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Questions or Safety Concerns<\/h2><\/div><\/div>

Take safety concerns seriously and report them promptly through the appropriate channels. Contacting church leadership does not replace reporting to civil authorities. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

For conference policy resources, training, and reporting information, visit the Eastern PA Conference Safe Sanctuaries resource page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-118","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hvsmediastudio.dev\/emilie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hvsmediastudio.dev\/emilie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hvsmediastudio.dev\/emilie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hvsmediastudio.dev\/emilie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hvsmediastudio.dev\/emilie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/hvsmediastudio.dev\/emilie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":235,"href":"https:\/\/hvsmediastudio.dev\/emilie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/118\/revisions\/235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hvsmediastudio.dev\/emilie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}