Standard Church Volunteer Background Check Turns Up Criminal Records
As the children’s director at my church, it is my job to organize the list of volunteers to make the children’s ministry run smoothly. Since our church has been growing by leaps and bounds, we suddenly find ourselves overrun with kids! We are outgrowing our facilities! A parent suggested that we start screening our volunteers to ensure that they are all safe to work with our children. I decided to implement that suggestion right away and I am so glad I did. Within 2 days of acquiring State of California criminal records for all volunteers, I discovered a registered sex offender that was in the nursery!