Safe Sanctuaries Updates and Fruitfulness Report. Good afternoon ministry partners,

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1 Safe Sanctuaries Updates and Fruitfulness Report Good afternoon ministry partners, I have attached a brand new Safe Sanctuaries fruitfulness report to provide an update this very important West Ohio Conference initiative in training, resourcing and equipping all churches in providing an environment with boundaries of safe space for children, youth and vulnerable adults, and the adult servants who work with them. In just the last two months, the West Ohio Conference Safe Sanctuaries web page, has been completely renovated to resource local churches with customizable and fill-able forms, 6 Safe Sanctuaries training events have been hosted equipping 217 leaders and 94 churches. In addition, a brief overview was presented at last week's 18th Annual Legal Forum with over 150+ attendees. Additional district training events have been scheduled with FHD: December 6, 2014 and January ; ORV: January 31, 2015; CAN and CAS: January 31, 2015 and MVD: February 7, Registration for all events is located on our West Ohio Conference website "Thank you for the Safe Sanctuaries Training Saturday. I knew it was important, but I didn t realize how much the church I serve has to do around it! Thank you, also, for taking time to answer all the questions and filling in blanks."- Pastor Mike Schneider, Antwerp United Methodist Church "Excellent job on the Safe Sanctuaries --- the forms are such a big help to all of us lay people!"- Carol Blass, Lima Westside United Methodist Church " I attended your terrific Safe Sanctuaries training last Thursday at First Methodist Church in Chillicothe last week. I presented a summary of the Safe Sanctuaries information in our SPRC meeting last night and we feel equipped. " Rev. Mike Smith, Lithopolis United Methodist Church It is exciting! Blessings, RaNae Street Director of Discipleship Resources West Ohio Conference

2 Fruitfulness Report October-November 2014 Our Christian faith calls us to offer both hospitality and protection to all children. As Christian church leaders, we are charged with engaging children and youth while making every effort to assure their safety. Safe Sanctuaries is more than implementing guidelines, policies and procedures. Safe Sanctuaries creates an environment with boundaries of safe space for children, youth and vulnerable adults, and the adult servants who work with them. In 1996, the General Conference of The United Methodist Church adopted a resolution aimed at reducing the risk of abuse in the church. During the 2014 West Ohio Annual Conference, members passed a rule requiring each local congregation to establish a Safe Sanctuaries policy and to update these annually. The West Ohio Annual Conference Safe Sanctuaries Task Force is committed to assisting every church and worshipping congregation in implementing a policy to establish procedural requirements for the safety and protection of children, youth and vulnerable adults. Resourcing Churches The West Ohio Conference Safe Sanctuaries web page, has been completely renovated to resource local churches with customizable and fill-able forms including: West Ohio Conference Mandatory Standards for Safe Sanctuaries: Introduction Statement of Covenant Definitions Screening Supervision Reporting Response Plan Safe Sanctuaries Power Point Presentation with Trainer Script and Participant Handouts Safe Sanctuaries Self Evaluation Form for the Local Church Report of Suspected Incident of Abuse Steps to Report Abuse Flow Chart Implementation and Annual Review Form West Ohio Conference Crisis Communication Guidelines Minimum Required Insurance Levels Family Information/Registration Card Servant (Volunteer) Application Servant (Volunteer) Reference Form Servant (Volunteer) Training Log Incident/Injury/Illness Form Field Trip Permission Form Routine Trip Permission Form Photo and Media Release Form Links to Books, Resources, Articles, etc. Provided By General Board of Discipleship of the United Methodist Church

3 Safe Sanctuaries Task Force members, Carissa Grosh (CAN) and Jessica Davis (ORV) have been trained/equipped to help lead future district trainings, as well as, assist individual church leaders. Future District Trainings Events /Churches Trained in Safe Sanctuaries A total of 217 leaders (clergy and laity) from these 94 churches attended one of the 6 Safe Sanctuaries trainings hosted in the months of October and November, 2014 within SVD, NWP and MWD. These events were led by RaNae Street, West Ohio Conference Director of Discipleship Resources. Also, a Safe Sanctuaries presentation was included at the 18th Annual Legal Forum hosted at Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio with over 150+ attendees. Additional district training events have been scheduled with FHD: December 6, 2014 and January ; ORV: January 31, 2015; CAN and CAS: January 31, 2015 and MVD: February 7, Registration for all events is located on our West Ohio Conference website Churches represented at training events in October and November: 1. Austin United Methodist Church (Frankfort) 2. Bainbridge United Methodist Church (Bainbridge) 3. Belfast United Methodist Church (Hillsboro) 4. Bishop Hill United Methodist Church (Chillicothe) 5. Centenary United Methodist Church (Slabfork) 6. Christ United Methodist Church (South Webster) 7. Clarksburg United Methodist Church (Clarksbug) 8. Colerain United Methodist Church (Kingston) 9. Cornerstone United Methodist Church (Liberty Township) 10. Crouse Chapel United Methodist Church (Chillicothe) 11. East Monroe United Methodist Church (Leesburg) 12. Emmanuel United Methodist Church (Lucasville) 13. Fairfax United Methodist Church (Hillsboro) 14. Finley Chapel United Methodist Church (Finley) 15. Finley United Methodist Church (Finley) 16. First United Methodist Church (Chillicothe) 17. First United Methodist Church (Hillsboro) 18. First United Methodist Church (Ironton) 19. Frankfort United Methodist Church (Frankfort) 20. Friendship United Methodist Church (Friendship) 21. Georgetown United Methodist Church (Georgetown) 22. Good Hope United Methodist Church (Washington Ct.) 23. Grace United Methodist Church (South Webster) 24. Haverhill United Methodist Church (Haverhill) 25. Jeffersonville United Methodist Church (Jeffersonville) 26. Kingston United Methodist Church (Kingston) 27. Lithopolis United Methodist Church (Lithopolis) 28. Londonderry United Methodist Church (Londonderry) 29. Lynchburg United Methodist Church (Lynchburg)

4 30. Madison Mills United Methodist Church (Madison Mills) 31. Manchester United Methodist Church (Manchester) 32. Maple Grove United Methodist Church (Washington Courthouse) 33. Marshall United Methodist Church (Marshall) 34. Memorial United Methodist Church (Coal Grove) 35. Minford United Methodist Church (Minford) 36. Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church (Chillicothe) 37. Mt. Orab United Methodist Church (Mt. Orab) 38. Nauvoo United Methodist Church (Portsmouth) 39. New Faith United Methodist Church (Marathon) 40. Nipgen United Methodist Church (Bainbridge) 41. Oldtown United Methodist Church (Portsmouth) 42. Omega United Methodist Church (Waverly) 43. Portsmouth Christ United Methodist Church (Sciotoville) 44. Prospect United Methodist Church (Hillsboro) 45. Rainsboro United Methodist Church (SVD) 46. Resurrection Hope United Methodist Church (Ironton) 47. Richmond Dale United Methodist Church (Richmond Dale) 48. Sardinia United Methodist Church (Sardinia) 49. Sonner Chapel United Methodist Church (Hillsboro) 50. South Salem United Methodist Church (South Salem) 51. Springbank United Methodist Church (Springbank) 52. Stonybrook United Methodist Church (Gahanna) 53. Taylors Chapel United Methodist Church (Williamsburg) 54. Thurman United Methodist Church (Columbus) 55. Valley United Methodist Church (Portsmouth) 56. Walnut United Methodist Church (Chillicothe) 57. Wellston Hope United Methodist Church (Wellston) 58. Wesley United Methodist Church (Jackson) 59. Wheelersburg United Methodist Church (Wheelersburg) 60. United Methodist Church of the Cross (Toledo) 61. United Methodist Church of St. Andrews (Toledo) 62. Fayette United Methodist Church (Fayette) 63. Christ United Methodist Church (Fayette) 64. Maumee United Methodist Church (Maumee) 65. St. Marks United Methodist Church (Findlay) 66. Trinity United Methodist Church (Freemont) 67. Trinity United Methodist Church (Ottowa) 68. St. Marks United Methodist Church (Lima) 69. Christ United Methodist Church (Vanlue) 70. East Mt. Zion United Methodist Church (Findlay) 71. Christ United Methodist Church (Vanlue) 72. Trinity United Methodist Church (Delphos) 73. Houcktown United Methodist Church (Findlay) 74. Pandora United Methodist Church (Pandora) 75. Forest Park United Methodist Church (Lima)

5 76. Immanuel United Methodist Church (Elida) 77. New Knoxvile United Methodist Church (New Knoxville) 78. McComb United Methodist Church (McComb) 79. Salem Cass United Methodist Church (Findlay) 80. Westside United Methodist Church (Lima) 81. First United Methodist Church (Alger) 82. Paulding United Methodist Church (Paulding) 83. Farmer United Methodist Church (Farmer) 84. St. Paul s United Methodist Church (Defiance) 85. Antwerp United Methodist Church (Antwerp) 86. Howard United Methodist Church (Findlay) 87. Trinity United Methodist Church (Van Wert) 88. Salem United Methodist Church (Wapakoneta) 89. Trinity United Methodist Church (Defiance) 90. St. Paul s United Methodist Church (Celina) 91. Ney United Methodist Church (Ney) 92. Continental Christ United Methodist Church (Continental) 93. Edgarton United Methodist Church (Edgarton) 94. Evansport United Methodist Church (Bryan)