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Background Checks For Attending Churches

Indian Falls Creek Baptist Assembly requires that each church perform background checks on all participants 18 years of age or older attending with their group. Falls Creek honors background checks for 18 months from the date of the check.

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Background check service providers must perform a:

• National criminal background check that includes…

• A check of the National Registry of Sex Offenders and…

• A county or state criminal court search…

• Social Security trace/verification.

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Please use reputable, specialized firms that are able to provide the specific types of checks that Falls Creek requires!

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DO NOT use the following types of agencies, companies, or individuals to run your checks:

• Local, county, or state law enforcement agencies (These organizations are obviously reputable, but their checks are seldom if ever, NATIONAL checks)

• Obscure providers found on a google search

• Friends or church members in or connected to law enforcement that can get you a deal

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Below is a list of PREFERRED SERVICE PROVIDES for these checks. The names of these organizations are provided as a means of convenience and easy reference. If you use one of these preferred providers, you will receive background checks that are compliant with Indian Falls Creek requirements. If you choose to use another company, we cannot guarantee that the check is complete or the report is thorough enough to pass compliance checks at on-site registration. 

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These providers all charge a nominal fee for their services, check with each service provider for pricing. Churches are not required to use the preferred service providers, but they are examples of the types of organizations your church needs to use to run these checks.

 

PROTECT MY MINISTRY (PLUS PACKAGE)
www.protectmyministry.com
800-319-5581

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SHIELD CHECKS
www.shieldscreening.com
800-260-3738

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Ministry Safe
www.ministrysafe.com
833-737-7233

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TRAK-1 CHECKS
www.Trak-1.com
800-600-8999

 

Flagging Background Checks

Each church is responsible to review the background checks that are run on their leaders and sponsors and to make determinations regarding each person’s fitfulness for service. In order to help you as a church to make these determinations, we are providing you with a list of RED FLAG and YELLOW FLAG offenses. These lists are thorough, but not exhaustive.

 

Red Flag Offenses

If any of the following offenses are reported on a potential sponsor’s background check, you should not use that person as a sponsor at camp.

• Providing alcohol/tobacco/drugs/pornography to a minor

• Voyeurism (peeping Tom)

• Contributing to the delinquency of a minor

• Criminal solicitation of a minor

• Public Indecency

• Exhibitionism (flashing)

• Assault

• Sexual Assault (or any crime that is sexual in nature)

• Homicide

• False Imprisonment

• Kidnapping

• Injury to a child/elderly individual/disabled individual

• Abandoning or endangering a child

• Leaving a child in a vehicle

• Matters related to interference with child custody

• Failure to stop or report the aggravated sexual assault of a child

Yellow Flag Offenses

If any of the following offenses are reported on a potential sponsor’s background check, you will need a written document from your church, signed by the senior pastor, that states the church is aware of the offense(s) listed on the background check report form, is taking full responsibility for the individual as a sponsor, and has determined the person is suitable to serve as a sponsor for the church at Falls Creek. You may use the YELLOW FLAG OFFENSE form found on our RESOURCES page for this required documentation.

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 YFOs will include any of the following felony or misdemeanor offenses within the last 10 years: 

• Driving under the influence

• Possession of a controlled substance

• Making a firearm accessible to a child

• Theft, including identity theft

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Background Checks and On-site Registration

Background checks are run by service providers on behalf of the churches. The church will be responsible for the information contained in the reports and will maintain the privacy of those reports.

At on-site registration, churches will be asked to produce the documents listed below and registration officials will verify checks have been run on all necessary individuals. Some churches will be randomly selected to have their checks further inspected to determine if all sponsors are in compliance with camper safety requirements.

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Falls Creek requires that you bring the following to onsite registration, Day One of your camp session:

• Completed Camper Background Check Compliance Form, along with a folder containing a copy of the *report forms for all campers who have had background checks run on them.

  • PLEASE NOTE: Though you are required to bring a copy of these reports, they will only be used to verify you ran the checks. If your group is randomly selected to be vetted at onsite registration, ONLY sponsor background check reports will be reviewed.

• Completed Sponsor Background Check Compliance Form, along with a folder containing a copy of the *report forms for all sponsors who have had background checks run on them.

*The report form is the page of the background check that has the subject’s name and any offenses listed.

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Background Checks For Visiting Overnight Guests

Anyone, who is age 18 or over, and is not registered as a camper, who plans to stay overnight at camp should have a background check run BEFORE arriving at camp. In the event a guest arrives, who has not had a background check run on themselves before arrival, the Conference Center will run a check on the individual (at the individual’s expense). This check must be run on or before 2:00 pm on the first day of their planned overnight stay. Checks will not be run after 2:00 pm and guests arriving before or after this time, but having no check previously run, should not have the expectation of accommodation, as they will be turned away from staying on grounds until the background check requirement is met. It is NOT possible to run background checks on Sunday.