• Westlake Village, California

• February 24, 2024

• Saturday NIGHT - 6:30 P.M. - 9:30.

• Cost: $25.00

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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…

DATE

• FEBRUARY 24 (SATURDAY NIGHT)

• 6:30 P.M. - 9:30 P.M.

LOCATION OF EVENT

• WELLNESS COMMUNITY VALLEY

  530 HAMPSHIRE RD.

  WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CALIFORNIA 95336

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TIME

• SATURDAY NIGHT

• 6:00 P.M. - 9:30 P.M.

RECENT VIOLENT INCIDENTS AT CHURCHES OR FAITH-BASED PROPERTY

• 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

• Shooting at California church leaves 1 dead; 5 injured

• Arkansas man threatens to burn down church

Learn How To Protect Your Flock

WHAT TO EXPECT

• Verbal De-Escalation - Learning how to calm someone by your presence and verbal skills

• Recognizing the "clues" that indicate something may be wrong or is "about to happen."

• Responding to an active attack (assailant with gun, knife, etc)

• How to form a safety team at your church (who to put on the team; who NOT to put on the team)

• What does the team do on Sundays and for all other events...

• Where to station team members during church

WHAT OUR ATTENDEES HAVE SAID -

“I’ve been a certified law enforcement officer for 25 years …this has been some of the best training I’ve had the pleasure of attending…”

“My head is still reeling from the seminar … I was blown away by the amount of information given to us and I took notes like crazy…”

“Your training was amazing … I’ve been on a natural high for three days…”

OUR PRESENTER

Jimmy Meeks has now conducted almost 500 church safety seminars across the United States 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..."

He is a retired police officer, having served 35 years in law enforcement. He has 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.

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.

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