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Safe Church Ministry exists to be
a resource to churches. Our prayer is that the Lord will work through Safe
Church Ministry, helping to ensure that all of our churches are safe, with
every effort taken to prevent abuse, and to respond effectively with
compassion and justice where abuse has occurred. Come join with us in this
important work.
Safe Church Team Members for
Classis Hamilton:
Monica Admiral, Chairperson. Email:
monicadmiral@optionsdsl.ca
John Benjamins, Immanuel CRC, Hamilton
Jackie Bootsma, Ancaster CRC
Roelie DeKleine, Meadowlands Fellowship CRC, Ancaster
Brenda Hofland, Ebenezer CRC, Jarvis
Jake Termorshuizen, Maranatha CRC, York
Darlene Vandekemp, Burlington CRC
Elaine VanWyngaarden, Hope CRC, Brantford
Elizabeth Wagner, First CRC, Hamilton
Resources:
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The Christian Reformed Church's denominational Safe Church Team website: www.crcna.org/safechurch
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The CRC Safe Church Team also has Blogs available for your viewing pleasure at http://network.crcna.org/content/safe-church. Feel free to respond to them.
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Four letters of information are now available for download and they are:
What You Need To Know — Victim
What You Need To Know — Church Council Member
What You Need To Know — Accused
What You Need To Know — Witness
What You Need To Know — Advocate (Role of an Advocate) -
Suggested Procedures and Guidelines for Handling Abuse Allegations of a Child against a Church Leader. Approved by Synod, 2004
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Providing Court Services for Children: The Child Witness Programme was developed to assist and support children, who have been victims of crime, through the Criminal Justice System and other legal proceedings in which they are involved. Click here for the procedure and steps involved.
Communicator: Each Fall we publish a newsletter called
the Communicator that is distributed to each member in our
Classis Hamilton churches. The latest newsletter is available from
your church secretary or click on the name to download your own copy (each
Communicator is two pages). If there is a topic that students, teachers or
other organizations might benefit from, please feel free to distribute it to
them.
Current Communicator: Fall 2010
(abuse against women - there is no excuse for abuse)
Previous Communicators:
Fall 2009 (elder abuse - what it is and
what you can to help prevent it)
Fall 2008
(cyberbullying and what victims of cyberbullying can do now)
Fall 2007
(what is emotional neglect and what can you do about emotional neglect)
Fall 2006 (what is child abuse and what
you should do if you suspect child abuse)
Fall 2005 (suggested procedures and
guidelines for handling abuse allegations of a child against a church leader)
Fall 2004
Previous Safe Church Team Reports To Classis Hamilton: January 2009; September 2008; May 2008, January 2008; September 2007; May, 2007; January, 2007, September, 2006, May, 2006 January, 2006, September, 2005, May, 2005, January, 2005, September, 2004, May 2004, January 2004, September 2003, May 2003, January 2003, September 2002, May 2002
Email:
classishamilton@bfree.on.ca