Safe Church

A number of lay and clergy leaders from around the Conference gathered on Saturday for a workshop on building Safe Church policies.

Our presenter was Dr. Jaime Romo.


Dr. Romo is a commissioned minister for Health and Wellness Ministries at Pilgrim United Church of Christ in Carlsbad CA. Dr. Romo has written extensively on what makes for Healthy and Safe churches, and his presentation was very helpful. Participants left with a clear sense of what makes for a healthy church, why this work is so critical, and how to take the first important steps towards insuring that safety.

I am grateful to Rev. Kristen Barner for her help in putting this event together.


We hope this is only the first in a series of important steps to prepare our churches to create spaces of safety, wholeness, and healing.