Active-shooter preparedness
The rare-but-catastrophic event every congregation now plans for. We build plans, drill them, and position for response without compromising worship.
Places of Worship
Sanctuary security
that's present
not performative.
Churches, synagogues, mosques, and temples face real threats — and members who don't want to feel like they're entering a checkpoint. Our worship-security officers are members of communities themselves. They understand the difference.
36
Congregations served
TN · 3 faith traditions
FBI
Hate-crime-liaison
active channel
Free
Threat assessment
for every new client
100%
Plain-clothes if req'd
tradition-sensitive
01 / The Real Problem
What actually
goes wrong.
Every sector has its own failure modes — the incidents that repeat, the complaints that show up on every RFP. Here’s what we’ve learned watching worship sites across Tennessee since 1998.
Hate-group surveillance
Vehicle surveillance, photography, and hostile graffiti. Officers trained to spot pre-attack indicators before escalation.
Disruptive individuals
Former members, mental-health crises, domestic-violence spillover. De-escalation-first posture, physical only when needed.
Children's-area access control
Nursery, Sunday school, and youth-wing protection during services. Check-in enforcement without a gauntlet feel.
02 / What We Deploy
Six worship-specific
disciplines.
Generic guard companies offer the same six SKUs to every sector. We deploy worship-tuned services with training, SOPs, and post-orders built for the environment.
W·01
Service-time officer coverage
Officers present during worship services — entrances, parking, and children's areas. Uniformed or plain-clothes per tradition.
W·02
Plain-clothes team lead
Discreet armed officer inside the sanctuary during services for congregations preferring a non-uniformed security posture.
W·03
Event & high-holiday coverage
Enhanced coverage for Easter, High Holidays, Ramadan, Christmas services, and faith-specific high-attendance events.
W·04
Threat-assessment consultation
Free initial assessment — sightlines, exits, vehicle barriers, children-area access, and response-plan development.
W·05
Congregation training
Run-hide-fight training for volunteer greeters and ushers. Quarterly drills aligned to your denomination's comfort level.
W·06
After-hours & staff safety
Counseling-appointment presence, secretary-office coverage, funeral/wedding staffing, and clergy-protection details.
03 / Compliance & Credentials
Paperwork that
passes audit.
Your contracts, certifications, and compliance obligations become ours. Here are the industry-specific credentials every worship officer carries before first shift.
FBI
Hate-crime liaison
Direct coordination channel with FBI Memphis field office for hate-crime incidents against religious institutions.
FEMA
FEMA faith-based grants
Our proposals align with FEMA Nonprofit Security Grant Program requirements — documentation ready for grant-funded contracts.
CISA
CISA Houses of Worship
Officers trained on CISA Houses of Worship Security Guide — run/hide/fight, AVI, and post-incident protocols.
Faith
Denomination-sensitive
Officers assigned based on tradition familiarity — no inappropriate dress, behaviour, or language during services.
04 / From the Log
Real incidents.
Real responses.
Redacted entries from the worship incident log. Site names, client names, and personal details removed. Times and outcomes are real.
10:14Incident · 01
Sunday morning, Baptist church
Uniformed officer notes unfamiliar vehicle making third pass of parking lot. Approaches with body-cam on, conversation — driver searching for different church. Logged, shared with community via weekly security brief.
19:30Incident · 02
Friday evening, synagogue
Officer at entrance recognises banned individual attempting to return. Quiet redirect without disruption to service. PD called for trespass enforcement, arrest made off-property without congregation awareness.
11:45Incident · 03
Friday prayer, mosque
Graffiti discovered on east wall during prayer. Officer photographed, filed FBI hate-crime liaison report, coordinated with imam on response communication to congregation. Cleaned before sunset prayer.
05 / Frequently Asked
Worship questions,
answered.
The questions we’re asked most on worship RFPs, site walks, and scope-of-work calls — answered directly.
Q · 01Will your officers be armed inside the sanctuary?
Only if your leadership requests it. We offer uniformed unarmed, uniformed armed, plain-clothes armed, and observer-only posture. The right configuration is the one your leadership is comfortable with after assessment.
Q · 02Do you do free threat assessments?
Yes. Every congregation gets a free initial threat assessment — sightlines, exits, vehicle-barrier options, children-area controls, and a written response plan. No obligation to contract.
Q · 03Do you work with FEMA security grants?
Yes. Our proposal documentation meets FEMA Nonprofit Security Grant Program requirements, and we've supported four successful NSGP-funded contracts in Tennessee.
06 / Where We Serve
Worship security,
by city.
Dedicated worship coverage across Tennessee. Each location combines the discipline you’re reading about here with local officers who know the area.
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in Franklin
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in Johnson City
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in Jackson
in Jackson
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in Hendersonville
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in Bartlett
in Bartlett
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in Kingsport
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in Smyrna
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in Collierville
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in Spring Hill
in Spring Hill
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in Cleveland
in Cleveland
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in Brentwood
in Brentwood
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in Gallatin
in Gallatin
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in Columbia
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in Germantown
in Germantown
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in Jackson
in Jackson
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in Gulfport
in Gulfport
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in Southaven
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in Biloxi
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in Olive Branch
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in Tupelo
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in Meridian
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in Greenville
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in Madison
in Madison
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in Oxford
in Oxford
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in Clinton
in Clinton
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in Horn Lake
in Horn Lake
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in Pearl
in Pearl
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in Starkville
in Starkville
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in Brandon
in Brandon
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in Ridgeland
in Ridgeland
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in Columbus
in Columbus
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in Shelby County
in Shelby County
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in Davidson County
in Davidson County
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in Knox County
in Knox County
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in Hamilton County
in Hamilton County
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in Rutherford County
in Rutherford County
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in Williamson County
in Williamson County
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in Montgomery County
in Montgomery County
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in Sumner County
in Sumner County
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in Sullivan County
in Sullivan County
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in Wilson County
in Wilson County
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in Blount County
in Blount County
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in Washington County
in Washington County
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in Bradley County
in Bradley County
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in Maury County
in Maury County
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in Madison County
in Madison County
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in Sevier County
in Sevier County
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in Putnam County
in Putnam County
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in Anderson County
in Anderson County
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in Robertson County
in Robertson County
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in Greene County
in Greene County
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in Hinds County
in Hinds County
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in Harrison County
in Harrison County
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in DeSoto County
in DeSoto County
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in Rankin County
in Rankin County
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in Jackson County
in Jackson County
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in Madison County
in Madison County
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in Lee County
in Lee County
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in Forrest County
in Forrest County
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in Lauderdale County
in Lauderdale County
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in Jones County
in Jones County
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in Lamar County
in Lamar County
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in Lowndes County
in Lowndes County
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in Pearl River County
in Pearl River County
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in Lafayette County
in Lafayette County
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