Your Church Property: Self-Inspection Checklists for Churches

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Insurance Board, OH

Description

This article provides a checklist to inspect your congregational facility for safety issues. The Insurance Board is interested in helping congregations reduce their liabilities and losses. This checklist can help you do an ongoing and comprehensive assessment of your facility's fitness.

Features

Inspection checklists for various facility areas
Resource guide of safety organizations
Item repair summary

Recommended Audience

Facility managers, safety teams

Cost

Free

Practical Applications

This checklist can help you determine areas of risk in your congregational facility.
Use the Repair Summary to create an ongoing plan/schedule for maintenance issues.

Updated: March 07, 2025

About the Contributor

Matt Burke

Senior Director of Resource Consulting and Grants

Matt Burke is the senior director of resource consulting and grants for the Center for Congregations. Prior to this role, he also served as the director of the northeast Center for Congregations in Fort Wayne and the Center’s Education Director statewide. Matt has a background in classroom, digital and experiential education and most recently served as the associate director of Learning Science at Kaplan Test Prep. He is passionate about using education to develop deeper faith in congregational participants.

Matt earned a B.A. in Religion from Mount Vernon Nazarene University and a Masters of Divinity degree from Asbury Theological Seminary. He enjoys spending time with his wife, Kelly, and his two sons, Silas and Levi. Matt also loves storytelling in films, books and music and finding the intersections of faith and popular culture.

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