Chicago, Illinois Church Safety Seminar
SEMINAR WILL BE IN HARWOOD HEIGHTS, ILL.
SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 2024. 8:30 A.M. - 12:00 NOON.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Church Safety Team, Police Officers, all First Responders - any citizen concerned about unlawful violence. LEARN HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FLOCK!
COST: $40.00 per person (lunch included)
Questions: Call 817.437.9693.
PLEASE NOTE: Though this is a “church safety seminar,” its contents are relevant and applicable for anyone concerned about violence that occurs anywhere: shopping malls, schools, businesses…
If you find yourself in an active shooter situation, YOU will be the “FIRST responder.”
ATTENTION LADIES -
We will have a women’s safety seminar on Friday night, June 7. We will start at 7:00 p.m. This is not a self-defense class, but a situational awareness presentation.
The cost is free, however, we are asking each attendee to bring items for the women’s shelter. We will post that list here as soon as possible. There is no need to pre-register: just show up at the church.
BRING … YOUR … FRIENDS
DATE
JUNE 8 - SATURDAY
8:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.
LOCATION OF EVENT
6700 West Gunnison Street
Harwood Heights, Illinois 60706
TIME
8:30 A.M. - 12:30 (SATURDAY MORNING)
COST:
$40.00 (LUNCH INCLUDED)
REGISTRATION OPENS SOON
COSTS - $40.00 PER PERSON - LUNCH IS INCLUDED
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED
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HOMELAND SECURITY SAID…
“OUR PLACES OF WORSHIP AND THEIR CONGREGATIONS ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO BE TARGETED BY THESE HORRIFIC ACTS.”
Three dead in shooting outside Iowa church
Florida pastor charged with child sex crimes
Penn. minister accused of trying to solicit sex from a minor
Shooting at Alabama Church Potluck Leaves Three Dead
Church-related sex crimes are a problem…
We are begging you - PLEADING WITH YOU - to send your Youth Director and Children’s Workers to this seminar.
We will show you what is happening - and what you MUST do to decrease the chances of a sex crime occurring at your church or church-related event. Please share this with every youth and children’s worker you know!
FOR THE CHILDREN!!!
OUR PRESENTER
Jimmy Meeks is a retired police officer, having served 35 years in law enforcement. Jimmy has also been a minister for 50 years.
As an officer, he served as a hostage negotiator, field training officer, school resource officer, detective, supervisor, and crime prevention officer. He accumulated over 4500 hours of TCOLE training. He has also been a certified crime prevention specialist.
Jimmy was pastor of a church in the Ft. Worth, Texas area for over 11 years, while also serving as a police officer. He has a B.A. in Religion from Oklahoma Baptist University and a Certificate of Ministry from Emmaus Road Ministry School. He has conducted almost 500 seminars for churches since 2009, at which thousands of churches have been represented. It has been said of his presentation, "...there has never been a stronger call to action..."
Jimmy and his wife of 46 years, Julie, were married at the First Baptist Church of Daingerfield, Texas: the sight of the June 22, 1980 massacre that killed 5 worshipers and injured 10.
Jimmy was also a production assistant in the award-winning docudrama Faith Under Fire, based on the tragedy at First Baptist Church in Daingerfield, Texas.
