Ellicott City, MD - Police were called to St. Peters Church, were a priest and administrative assistant were found shot.  Priest Mary-Marguerite Kohn, 62, was transported to a local hospital.  Initial reports stated she had succumbed to her wounds, but she survived the night and died Friday afternoon. Read More »

Glen Evans

Church Security Alliance

Aurora, CO - More information about the tragic church shooting, which left the pastor's mother and the suspect dead. Read More »

Glen Evans

Church Security Alliance

Aurora, CO - On Sunday afternoon at New Destiny Christian Center in Aurora Colorado, a man entered the church while the service was winding down,  when he told people to get down.  Sixty-five year old Josephine Eccles was reportedly shot outside the church, when an off-duty police officer went outside and confronted the gunman. Read More »

Glen Evans

Church Security Alliance

Church can be both a place for worship and celebration, but there are many emotionally charged moments which can happen at a local church as well.  Unfortunately, sometimes the pastor becomes the focal point of violence because he predominantly represents the church body. Read More »

Glen Evans

Church Security Alliance

Although this incident is not related to a local church, it is demonstrative of violence against the faith community. Read More »

Glen Evans

Church Security Alliance

BOILING SPRINGS, S.C — Members of a church in Boiling Springs subdued a man with a shotgun that entered the church. As awareness grows, more church members have learned to quickly take action in a critical situation. As we understand it, this was the result of a child custody dispute with this wife. Violence at church is often the result of marriage or family issues. Read More »

Glen Evans

Church Security Alliance

A bill is working its way out of the State House in Oklahoma focusing on guns and church.

In Oklahoma, a person has the right to self-protection using deadly force inside his home, car or place of business if faced with a deadly threat. House Bill 2988 is intended to clear up any legal loopholes and include churches as well.

"I think it's a reality, I think we need to realize that churches are no longer 100 percent secure from outside force," said Pastor Sam Smith of the Foundation Free Will Baptist Church in Grove, Okla. Read More »

Glen Evans

Church Security Alliance

A bill is working its way out of the State House in Oklahoma focusing on guns and church.

In Oklahoma, a person has the right to self-protection using deadly force inside his home, car or place of business if faced with a deadly threat. House Bill 2988 is intended to clear up any legal loopholes and include churches as well.

"I think it's a reality, I think we need to realize that churches are no longer 100 percent secure from outside force," said Pastor Sam Smith of the Foundation Free Will Baptist Church in Grove, Okla. Read More »

Glen Evans

Church Security Alliance

On January 24, 2012 I posted an article about an incident in Wentzville, MO where a man was shot in the back while cleaning up for a fundraiser. Read More »

Glen Evans

Church Security Alliance

St. Petersburg, FL - Medical staff at Bayfront Medical Center announced Hannah Kelley, 20 years old, died as a result of a gun shot wound to the head.  Read More »

Glen Evans

Church Security Alliance