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    • Location and Hours
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    • Newcomers
    • Contact Us
  • Church Life
    • Order of Worship
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    • Listen to/View a Sermon
    • Church Calendar
    • Sunday Volunteer Calendar
    • Church Ministry Minutes
    • Contact Info Update
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    • Who is First Mennonite Church?
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Safe Church Policy

​Policy and Procedure of First Mennonite Church
on Reducing the Risk of Child Sexual Abuse
According to our Anabaptist understanding of biblical faith and what it means to be a faith community, we are to follow Christ in word and deed.  We are called upon by Christ to act with integrity and love in all our relationships, and to avoid exploitation of vulnerable people or the use of positions of power within the institutions of the church or family for such gain.

First Mennonite Church recognizes that child sexual abuse is a serious problem in today’s world and an increasing problem facing churches.  Sexual abuse can be physical, verbal, or non-verbal.  The abuser can be an adult, an adolescent, or another child (providing there is age, power or knowledge imbalance between the children).  For the safeguarding of our children, volunteers, and staff we will work at preventing child sexual abuse through the guidelines outlined in our Safe Church Policy.
  • Risk increases as isolation increases.
  • Risk increases as accountability decreases.
  • Risk increases when there is an imbalance of power, authority, influence and control between a potential abuser and potential victim.
The full text of First Mennonite Church's Safe Church Policy can be requested to the church office by email. Hard copies are also available at the church office. 
Safe Church Forms:

safe_church_policy_2023_update_.pdf
File Size: 239 kb
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appendixa.appropriate_inappropriatebehaviorexamples_2023.pdf
File Size: 20 kb
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appendix_c._reference_check_form_2023.pdf
File Size: 16 kb
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Parental Permission Form.docx
File Size: 13 kb
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First Mennonite Church of Iowa City
405 Myrtle Ave  Iowa City, Iowa  52246
319-338-0302  firstmenno@msn.com