Risk Management for Methodist Churches
Risk management articles
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Church risk assessments
Guidance, templates and advice for small and large Methodist churches.
Health and Safety – self-assessment for churches
How safe is your Methodist church? Risks at your church can cause damage or injury but self-assessment can help you identify and mitigate those risks.
Church building works
When planning extensions or alterations to your church this is described as building works. While these works are in progress, it’s important you have adequate insurance in place.
Protecting your Methodist church
To help protect your church, we summarise below some of the things you can do and provide details of where to get more information.
Protecting against arson
Arson is the most common cause of Methodist church fires. In many cases, a fire is started by a determined arsonist or a criminal aiming to conceal a crime or a prank that has gone wrong.
Protecting churches from metal theft
Methodist Churches continue to suffer metal thefts but these security measures can help to protect churches and combat crime.
Advice to trustees
The roles and responsibilities of a trustee and the benefit of having trustee liability insurance.
Legal expenses
Here you''ll find an overview of the cover provided in our church insurance policy and details of how to get legal advice or make a claim.
Community outreach
Many examples of community outreach are an extension of pastoral care but they bring with them their own risk management and insurance implications, examples of which can be found below.
Church security
Though your church is unlikely to experience a serious attack, knowing how to react can minimise the impact and keep people safe. These special buildings are places of worship, meaning a balanced and proportionate approach to planning is necessary.
Working at height – protecting against falls
Working at height can be dangerous and falls can often cause severe injuries. Our guidance helps to avoid falls and subsequent injuries.
Lightning protection
Tall buildings can attract lightning and some Methodist churches have elected to install lightning protection.