According to the Insurance Information Institute, 30.2% of all church fires are started by lightning strikes. With that in mind, why don’t more churches use Lightning Rods to prevent damage caused by lightning?  Lightning Rods originally developed by Benjamin Franklin in the mid-1700s still offer an effective method to divert the energy of a lightning…

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Discover three forms of cyber attack that pose a threat of loss to churches. Read common sense tips to lower your church’s risk of loss due to cyber attack. Churches may seem to be an unlikely target of cyber attack, but the reality is you never know who or what is lurking in the cyber…

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Tornado Awarness

On Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at 9:50 am, the Ohio Emergency Management Agency and the National Weather Service will conduct a Statewide Severe Weather Tornado Drill. While holding a drill is important, your Church should also create an emergency plan in case there is a tornado or other severe weather condition while the Church is…

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Read about the important role church leaders have in basic coronavirus messaging. Discover a straightforward coronavirus message church leaders may consider delivering. Two years on, and the world is still battling coronavirus and the messaging regarding coronavirus. Worship communities have been a constant in prayers for healing and strength to endure. Still, coronavirus marches on…

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Learn how members of struggling mainline Protestant churches may find closure. Read practical suggestions for members of declining mainline Protestant churches. While many of these churches continue in a downward spiral, meaningful discussion and planning may result in life after death for some of the church’s resources. Remember to keep your insurance agent in the…

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Preventing Ice dams on your Church’s roof! As I’m writing this, Greater Cleveland is receiving its first general snowfall of the year and more snow, cold weather, ice dams and icicles can’t be far behind. The prevention of ice dams can prevent damage to the exterior of your Church as well as the interior. Read…

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Church calendars mark religious seasons and remind leaders and worshippers when it is time to transition to the next spiritual season. Your church should also have a maintenance calendar. As Northeast Ohio’s fall weather season approaches peak colors, hardy residents know that winter white is coming soon in the form of SNOW. Now is the…

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Read a hypothetical example of how a church could jeopardize its 501(c)(3) status. Learn why cool heads and sound judgment must prevail in decision-making. Election years come and go, but when is the last time one started at a simmering boil?? A simmering boil is an oxymoron, but American politics are saturated in one now.…

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A former church member recently released from prison (a convicted sex offender) approaches the church minister to ask for permission/consideration to return to church. What is the minister to do? This scenario is NOT out of the question today. It is foolish to pretend such a scenario could not exist in your church. Has your church thought…

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Read about one church’s deferred maintenance issues and imagine your church in like shoes. Learn why churches should plan for and schedule property maintenance, repair, and replacement. Wear and tear never rest, not even on Sunday. Like all properties, church properties require ongoing maintenance, including buildings or areas that may have minimal use or reduced…

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