Last Sunday morning at St James Church in Montclair, NJ, a man walked into the room where the offering was being counted, grabbed a handful of cash and ran from the building. The Usher counting the offering chased the suspect but he got away.
Are you protecting your offering? Do you have robbery prevention procedures in place? Do your Ushers know what to do if a robbery occurs? How about transporting the deposit to the bank on Monday? Are you following a pattern that can be figured out by a potential robber? Proper Robbery Prevention and Post Robbery Procedures Training is something that needs to be done even though most churches believe that it won't happen to them.
A robbery can occur at anytime and your Ushers need to be prepared just in case. Always ensure that there are a minimum of two people handling the offering at all times. If a robbery occurs, don't be a hero. Give the robber what he wants and let him go. Call 911 and let the police deal with it. Safety and prevention is the key. Don't make yourself an easy target.
For more information on this and other risk management topics check out my website at www.trinityriskmanagement.com or email me at keith@trinityriskmanagement.com.
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