Protecting Our Children
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The Indiana Annual Conference is committed to the well-being of every person entrusted to its care as well as those entrusted to the care of local United Methodist Churches in all of Indiana. Our calling is to provide safe sanctuary for all of God’s people including our children, youth, and vulnerable adults. Indiana United Methodists affirm that all children, youth, and vulnerable adults have the right to expect safe sanctuary.
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Guidelines for Creating Local Church Abuse Protection Policies
It is the expectation of our INUMC leadership that all churches will have an abuse prevention plan. Administrative bodies of the local church shall be responsible for implementing and monitoring their own policy and accompanying procedures.
Indiana Annual Conference Child Protection Policy
The Indiana Annual Conference is committed to the well being of every person entrusted to its care as well as those entrusted to the care of local United Methodist Churches in all of Indiana. To do this well, we must create, adopt, and implement clear child protection policies and practices.
Social Media, Technology, and the Internet
Given the increased use of technology and social media in the life of the Church and its individual members, churches and conferences have a responsibility to define social media policies that uphold the covenant to create safety for children, youth, and vulnerable adults.
Resources
| Title | Ministry Category | Resource Type | hf:tax:resource_types |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abuse Awareness Glossary | Admin & Financial Services, Clergy Support | Tools & Assessments | tools-assessments |
| MinistrySafe | Admin & Financial Services, Clergy Support | Tools & Assessments | tools-assessments |