Keeping Methodist churches open

At Methodist Insurance, we therefore encourage churches to keep their doors open during daylight hours. The more visitors you have on site, the better your chances of identifying and discouraging any suspicious activity.

While there are benefits to keeping your Methodist church building open, it is still important to take some sensible precautions. We recommend:

• Ensuring any neighbours and local residents know that the church is open so they can observe and report any suspicious activity
• Encouraging other local people to pop in while passing by
• Creating a secure storage area where valuable items can be stored and protected
• Locking the church at night time. 

Opening your church will have no impact on the church insurance premiums if a church is open during daylight hours and sensible precautions identified are followed.