As Disciples of Christ and upholders of the values of justice and hospitality affirmed throughout the Old and New Testaments and our United Methodist tradition and doctrine, Asbury United Methodist Church has developed our Safe Sanctuaries Policy and Procedures to demonstrate our unwavering commitment to providing a place where children, youth, vulnerable adults, volunteers and staff can be safe to grow in God, and become the people God intends them to be. The purpose of the Policy is to help prevent the opportunity for the occurrence and/or the appearance of abuse of children and youth and to help protect staff persons and volunteers from false accusations and/or suspicions.

As detailed in our policy, all staff and volunteers in relational ministry to youth, children, and vulnerable adults at Asbury are screened and will be trained in abuse awareness and prevention. We follow recognized guidelines for appropriate bounderies and supervision of adults who interact with children and youth while at the same time recognizing and affirming that our faith is lived out in community and that children and youth need positive appropriate relationships with Christian adult mentors, counselors, and teachers.