I came across an interesting bit of church history today.
Should churches lock doors during service trends.
The press journal talked to religious leaders at eight churches and asked about their security protocol.
Only a few decades ago it was a common practice for churches and other places of worship to leave their doors unlocked practically 24 7.
During services assign a volunteer to monitor an unlocked door or two volunteers for the parking lot.
Local churches have started locking either some or all of their doors during worship services in response to safety concerns from recent mass shootings.
No locked doors during assembly fire extinguishers in working order fire alarm system operational no blocked exits etc.
Our church closes the door and has ushers on the outside that let people in during certain points in the service so that the noise and movement do not bother those inside during the very quiet contemplative times.
Ensure that the exit doors remain unlocked from the inside.
John calvin insisted that the churches in geneva remain locked outside of regularly scheduled worship times.
Assign an usher or team member to lock doors once your service starts.
Ensure that the building meets fire prevention code.
Mrs sally january 5 2010 9 29pm 4.
In part this was meant to discourage superstitious activity.
In schools businesses and most other organizations you do not expect to walk right in.
Sensitive areas of the church should have an access control.
One of our armed men stands next to me every sunday as i shake hands at the main door.
Why we should lock the church doors.
During the week we have all doors locked and to get in a person must press an intercom button and when they do a camera comes on and records them and i can see them.
All other entrances should be inaccessible from the outside of your church.
Churches for some reason are averse to locking their doors even at the expense of putting people and church property at risk.
The reformers were.
However you can see in though the doors and the service is piped into the ante room.
The fire warden should also be responsible for the following.
If the rectory is on the grounds you could have asked the priest to let you in.
Monitor doors and lots.
This is all for church services.
During sunday or midweek worship services interior church doors should be secured unless a specific function is going on in that room or wing recommends chuck chadwick founder and director of gatekeepers alliance.
During an emergency establish what the emergency is and direct.
Any unlocked doors should be actively monitored.
A general understanding seemed to exist that held these locations as sacred and in most people s minds places of worship were viewed as areas of refuge where you could pray meditate reflect or seek spiritual counsel no matter what time of day or night it might be.
Or see if another church in your area or near work has evening masses prayers services or a perpetual adoration chapel.
Usually the doors are locked and there is an intercom or some other screening device.
One security guy is monitoring the cameras at all times.
