What This Story Is About
- Church leaders attended a Secret Service-led workshop at the Alcoa Police Department to learn how to identify and prevent violence at houses of worship.
Why It Matters
- Threats to houses of worship have increased worldwide, making threat assessment training critical to keeping worshipers safe.
- Faith leaders can apply threat assessment strategies learned and apply for Tennessee and FEMA nonprofit security grants for protection upgrades.
ALCOA, Tenn. (WVLT) – Church leaders learned how to be proactive against possible acts of violence during a workshop hosted by the U.S. Secret Service at the Alcoa Police Department on Tuesday.
The Tennessee Office of Homeland Security partnered with Alcoa police and the Secret Service’s National Threat Assessment Center to help churches identify concerning behaviors and develop threat assessment programs to prevent violence before it happens.
Security personnel and safety team members from houses of worship of all faiths and denominations were invited to attend…