Safe Place for Children
We believe Grace church has always been a safe place for children.  From our beginnings, we have done criminal background screenings for employees who served as nursery caregivers and educators with children.

With the increase of adult predators at large nationally, our leadership decided several years ago it was time to add child abuse safeguards among all staff and volunteer leaders with children and youth.  We call this, "Safe Place for Children", at Grace church, and all staff and volunteers now undergo a child abuse prevention training.  All our preschool staff, and all staff and volunteers who might do overnight events with children and youth have had a criminal background check.

Grace Keys
When a parent or guardian leaves a preschool child in our worship nursery, one laminated cardboard, "key" is given to the parent, and another matching "key" is pinned to the clothing of the child.  Your key is your token to claim your child at the conclusion of the worship event.  "Grace Keys" safeguards against a visiting stranger with a friendly smile, unfamiliar to our care-givers, being given custody of your children.

Curbside pickup of your children? Whenever young children are dismissed from their class or group, our adult leader makes sure the child's parent or guardian is present before dismissal.  Parents must come to the room, or a leader escorts the child to the parent's car.

These and other practices makes Grace church a "Safe Place for Children."