NORTH TEXAS – What happened in Houston has North Texas churches reviewing their security plans and increasing their level of alert.
With a campus that includes five buildings over an area downtown that covers 2 million square feet, Robert Reeves has his work cut out for him as the new Executive Director of Operations for First Baptist Dallas.
But he’s confident it’s a secure place for its more than 16,000 members.
“First Baptist Dallas is safe for you to attend church,” Reeves said.
Still, the shooting over the weekend at Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston has leaders here at First Baptist Dallas reviewing their own protocols.
“Really makes us take notice,” said Reeves. “These incidences that occur are very alarming, obviously our prayers are with Lakewood.”
Reeves, a 20-year veteran of the Irving Police Department, says his church and many other large ones have layers of security to protect the main sanctuary which the shooter was not able to get inside of on Sunday in Houston.