St Stephen’s Anglican Church, Coorparoo adheres to the expectations, policy and safety standards of the Anglican Church Southern Queensland. These include:
Being together
Jesus told us to love one another as he loves us. As Christians we know our life together is strengthened when our behaviour is consistent with our faith. However, our experience of being together can be difficult, particularly when there are differences. So, it is important to be clear about how we will behave towards each other.
We adopt Being Together as the statement of shared expectations regarding the behaviour of members of our community. Click the image to explore more about what Being Together means.
Privacy
- A Privacy Policy and Collection Notice regulate how we collect, use, disclose and store personal information.
Work health and safety
- Site-specific safety inductions for those working or volunteering on the church site or using our church buildings.
Safety of children and young people
- Annual adoption of the Archbishop of Brisbane’s Statement of Commitment to the safety and wellbeing of children and the protection of children from harm.
- A policy for the Risk Management Strategy for Child and Youth Ministries in the Anglican Church Southern Queensland.
- A Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy.
- Procedures and information for Maintaining a Safe Environment for Children in Ministry Units.
- A confidential complaints process through the Anglican Church Southern Queensland’s Office of Safe Ministry.
- A Protocol for Responding to Child Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct.
- A policy for how leaders at St Stephen’s engage with young people outside of ministry programs and services.
- Safe ministry training and credentialling of those involved in children’s and youth ministry.
- Appointment of male and female safeguarders in our parish.
