How Can your Congregation Support Presbyterian Disaster Assistance? How Can we be Christ’s hands and feet in the World especially in times of emergency? For more information
Emergency and Disaster Preparedness Resources
Disaster Preparation for Families
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Disaster Preparation Checklist for Families
Disaster Preparation for Congregations
Security Plans for Places of Worship
A New Jersey law passed in November 2022 requires places of worship that seat more than 500 people to have security plans to prevent violent attacks. These plans must be approved by the police. ( include a link to the NJ information about this)
Jim Kirk, Associate for Disaster Response for Presbyterian Disaster Assistance has provided the church information about the Nonprofit Security Grant Program. This grant application has many requirements and documentation. However, according to Jim Kirk, many PCUSA congregations have received this grant. For grant program information click here.
For more information on the Mitigating Attacks on Houses of Worship: Security Guide, published in December 2020 by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, click here.
