Everence® supports churches in protecting children, teens, and vulnerable individuals from harm with the Safe Church Grant. This grant helps to reimburse churches for costs they incur to keep people in their care safe from sexual or other forms of abuse.
Greetings, new friends!
These past few weeks have been a warm and welcoming time as I have been getting acclimated to all-things-Dove’s Nest. During my first week, our wonderful board president and prior interim executive director, Nancy Kauffmann, graciously opened her lovely home in Goshen, Indiana, to provide me with in-depth and personal onboarding and orientation.
By David Orr, Pastor Emeritus, St. John's United Church of Christ, Holgate, Ohio, who has served with Mennonite Church USA and the United Church of Christ for 45 years
By Nancy Kauffmann, Interim Executive Director
By Nancy Kauffmann, Interim Executive Director
By Ben Woodward-Breckbill, Dove's Nest's Acting President and Associate Pastor at Shalom Mennonite Church, Newton, KS
By Nancy Kauffmann, Interim Executive Director
By Samuel Voth Schrag, Dove's Nest's Board Treasurer 
As a Sunday School teacher I’ve gotten to teach the Circle of Grace curriculum to all different ages. I really appreciate the image of a Circle of Grace around the children in my congregation. And as a parent I’ve found it very useful in helping my children negotiate their relationship and how they can think about their own sometimes rough-and-tumble play.
By Nancy Kauffmann, Dove’s Nest’s Interim Executive Director
Many churches have put in place child/youth protection policies to create safe environments to protect children and youth from abuse. After taking this is wonderful step, what can a congregation do as follow-up to keep their commitment to child safety front and center?
