{"id":3930,"date":"2022-11-15T20:27:16","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T09:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dvbc.net\/wordpress\/?page_id=3930"},"modified":"2026-08-28T09:57:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T23:57:24","slug":"safe-church","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dvbc.net\/wordpress\/safe-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Safe Church"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-3930\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-3930-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-3930-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-3930-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>The Christian faith strongly upholds the virtues of love, mercy and justice. As a community of God\u2019s people, we are committed to ensuring, to the best of our ability, that our church is a safe place for all who come into contact with the various ministries of our church and related organizations.<\/p>\n<p>We affirm that all people have a right to be emotionally, spiritually and physically safe, respected and have their views and opinions valued at all times.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You can download the following here: (updated Aug 2026)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dvbc.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Safe-Church-policy-Aug-2026.pdf\">DVBC Safe Church Policy Aug 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dvbc.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DVBC-Roles-and-Safe-Church-onboarding-activities-Aug-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DVBC Roles and Safe Church Onboarding activities Aug 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dvbc.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Fire-Emergency-Evacuation-Plan-Aug-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DVBC Fire\/Emergency Response Procedure Aug 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Christian faith strongly upholds the virtues of love, mercy and justice. 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