Haygood Memorial UMC is a Safe Sanctuaries Church
The General Conference of the United Methodist Church, in April, 1996, adopted a resolution aimed at reducing the risk of child abuse in the church. The adopted resolution calls for all churches to welcome the children and youth and also to make our churches safe places for them to grow and learn. It is our responsibility to be proactive in our recruiting and training to find people with a gift for caring for children and youth, and also to protect those volunteers from false accusations. It is also our responsibility to oversee all programs involving children and youth to make sure there is a safe environment and to have in place a plan of response should an accusation arise. The General Conference affirmed that every local church should have in place a policy for protecting children.
