Safeguarding

Elim is committed to creating healthy churches and safe spaces for all. We recognise the ways in which children and adults can be at risk of harm or abuse, so endeavour to create a culture to minimise opportunities for abuse to occur. Children rely on adults to keep them safe, therefore all our churches working with children, either directly or indirectly, are committed to safeguarding children in their care. We seek to do this by providing a safe, stable, and nurturing environment where children can reach their full potential. Similarly, within our churches there are adults in need of protection, care and support due to vulnerability, whether that is a permanent or temporary state. We are aware too that within our churches there are relationships of trust, which flourish best within healthy churches and environments, where there is openness, transparency and accountability.

We firmly believe that safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility, and all involved in the life of our churches and activities have a role to play in keeping children, young people and adults safe.

In line with our Safeguarding policy, all of our children’s groups are run by leaders who have completed Safeguarding training and are DBS checked. Our Safeguarding Co-ordinator is Amanda McPhie, who can be contacted at safeguarding@hopecorby.org.

Please click on this button below to see Hope Church's current Safeguarding Policy, including contact details of our safeguarding co-ordinators.