Security in places of worship is nothing new. Until Now. ESS Global Corp offers security training and church security in Orlando and throughout Florida.
Church Security in Orlando
Security in private Orlando businesses is nothing new. Many businesses, from banks to convenience stores to veterinary centers and more, use security guards.
But now guards are also taking root in surprising places.
Church Security in Orlando – Security and Active Shooter Training
While many Orlando area churches began investigating their security options, many have begun scaling up their security efforts, even before the recent attack the sadly took 49 lives.
Before you hire an everyday security company, know that ESS Global has trained places of worship in over 60 countries.
More than anyone else, we know church and fellowship security.
ESS Global Corp offers professional “faith-based” Florida church security in Orlando, Tampa and throughout Florida, the US and globally.
We are saddened by recent violent events and our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the deceased.
Over 420 people have died in incidents involving deadly force at churches and other faith organizations in America since 1999, as detailed by noted church security expert Carl Chinn and reported in a 2013 issue of SBC LIFE, the journal of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee.
If you’ve followed the news the past two years, you know that number has risen dramatically.
The SBC Life article recommended ways churches can protect themselves against violent intruders.
- Perform a professional security analysis for activities throughout the week and at services.
- Assess unmonitored entryways to the church on Sundays or during other activities including day care, Bible studies, and more where someone could enter and hide.
- Consider hiring a security firm to provide armed security during all church events.
Church Security in Orlando – Church Security Training
For pastors, priests, rabbis, religious leaders, teachers, and their staff members, security and safety should be on top of their minds. Churches, and other houses of worship face a unique set of security challenges and are all subject to crime and violence. Church Security and Safety should be a priority in all Churches and Houses of Worship. If there are no security plans and security improvements made, this leads to vulnerability, and when you least expect it, an event occurs.
ESS Global Corp Church Security Training
How effective is our faith based church security training? On August 3, 2015, ESS Global Corp received a letter from Brandon White, Executive Pastor at Without Walls International Church in Tampa, Florida.
“As a large church in the Tampa Bay community, the safety and security of the attending congregation is held in the highest regards, which should never be marginalized as a second thought. One of the greatest aspects of the training was the full assurance of complete understanding before introducing any new concepts, terminology, or practical application revealed the desire your team has to help others in achieving their goals. In addition, you have gone above and beyond by offering your services for future follow up sessions to ensure proper implementation, which is a genuine characteristic of both your integrity and ethical uprightness.”
By taking responsibility for the safety of your church with “faith based” security, you will have done the best thing possible to reduce risk.
So what’s the best course to take? Start by calling the friendly church security experts at ESS Global for a church security and threat analysis.
The ESS Global Corp Church Security Training in Tampa on June 25 is designed to pass our knowledge down to those who work security for their respective churches and help them create a security plan for their church. Our experienced agents will come to your church and train your existing staff and put together a security plan specific to your church. Since every church is different, each of our Church Security training courses will be unique as we tailor them to your needs and your setting. We will work hand in hand with your staff to teach them how to properly secure your church building and your congregation during a service. We will also help you implement a crisis plan should their ever be an occurrence during a service that requires immediate action.
Far too often we hear in the news of violent acts or acts of terror occurring in churches. And, when these acts occur, you always hear the same answers from the people that were in the church when they are interviewed. They speak of the chaos that occurred and how they did not know what to do. Don’t let this happen to your staff or your congregation. It only takes one moment before a peaceful service can turn violent or even deadly. The training that your staff will receive and then the knowledge and information that they will pass down to the congregation will not only prepare the church, but could possibly end up saving the lives of the Pastor, his family and the congregation and staff.
The church security training in Tampa is a full day, starting at our corporate office, then ending at your church. This is a valuable training for the pastor and staff.
At approximately 7:45 p.m. deputies were dispatched to the Anna Prayer Mountain Church, located on Peters Rd, for a report of multiple stabbings. Through the investigation it was determine Kim stabbed a male, age 62, and female age 57, during a church service. The male victim died.