First Universalist Church

Safe-Congregation Policy

A Policy for the Prevention of Sexual Misconduct,
Physical Abuse and Harassment

RESPONSIBILITY AND COMMITMENT

We, the members of The First Universalist Church of Yarmouth, are aware of the prevalence of sexual and physical abuse and harassment in our culture; it crosses gender, race and class lines. There are survivors of sexual and physical abuse in our church, and statistics indicate that others, including many of our children, are at risk. We as a congregation must address these issues.

We, the Board, hold that it is the responsibility of all members of our church community to work at preventing sexual and physical abuse and harassment. To this end, we ask the members our congregation to accept the responsibility of educating ourselves and our children about sexual and physical abuse, molestation, harassment, and exploitation. We also ask church members to pledge to do our best to protect those who are at risk and to support those in crisis.

Regarding these issues we, the Board, pledge to conduct ourselves in a manner that conveys mutual respect and consideration and we seek support from the members of this congregation for this policy.

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