Please note: The Safe Haven website was created in 1998 and contains valuable information for ELCA congregations. However, it has not been updated and some of the information, resources and references are out of date. For more updated resources and links we would direct you to www.elca.org/safeplace and www.elca.org/legal/congregations/safeguarding.html.
 




We, the members of

_____________________________________________________________ ,
(name of congregation)

living out our faith at

_____________________________________________________________
(street address)

____________________________________________________________
(city, state, zip)

in the ___________________________________ synod of the

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America,

affirm our commitment to be a Safe Haven for Children.

Knowing that living into this covenant is a lifelong process of

learning and caring, and

knowing that we work with others in our immediate community,

the wider church and the world to develop programs and places

where children can flourish,

we ask God to help us.


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