For years now, ELPC leadership has been working on and revising our Emergency Response Plan with local first responders to evolve and address our changing environment and times in which we live. To further this effort and to better prepare our staff and congregation, the Safety & Security Advisory (SSA) Committee will be presenting a series of trainings over the next several months concerning important issues to create a safer church for us all.
We will have trainings on mental health, fire safety, first aid, Stop the Bleed, AED, CPR, and intruder threat. All these trainings will be attended by staff members and open to church leaders. Some, such as fire safety/fire drill and intruder threat, will include sessions intended for all congregation members to attend.
In addition to these trainings, the SSA Committee is working on enhancing safer, clearer egress paths and emergency communications systems around the church building. We believe that part of being radically hospitable is keeping all who enter our building as safe as possible.
We invite you to pray for us in our work and to keep an eye out for training sessions in coming months in which you can participate.
The SSA Committee is Sandy Brake, Don Breitbarth, Lynne Chadwick, Carol Chonoska (Chair), Carol Chontos, Rev. Dr. Michael Diaz, Wil Forrest, Sara Hackett, Tom Morton, Rev. Jim Tinnemeyer, Isaiah Wilson, and Nancy Wright.