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IMPORTANT NOTICE!
If you have just had sexual abuse disclosed or discovered in your church, go to our Emergency Procedures Page for help on what to do immediately.

Sexual abuse is an issue that touches church bodies of all sizes and denominations.  Statistics show that 38% of females and 16% of males are sexually abused before the age of 18 and that 25% of females are raped at some time in their lives*.  When you consider that women who reported childhood rape were three times more likely to have become pregnant before age 18 and that 70% to 80% of sexual abuse survivors report excessive use of drugs and alcohol, it is easy to see that programs to help those who have been affected by the sin of sexual abuse are needed within church bodies.  For more statistics concerning sexual abuse go to Statistics.  In addition, a study conducted by an attorney who specializes in church legal issues showed that during a nine year period, about 35,000 lawsuits were filed against churches alleging sexual deviant behavior by an employee or volunteer.  The average settlement was $1.1 million, with even higher payments for some churches with congregations of 750 or more people.

 		  Tree of Rest, Inc. offers programs, training and consultation to address these issues in churches of all denominations and sizes.

  • If you would like to evaluate your church's need for a program addressing any of the issues revolving around sexual abuse, go to Sexual Abuse Prevention & Intervention Inventory. 
  • If you are interested in investigating a program to prevent abuse in your church, go to Safe Church.
  • If you are interested in investigating a program to facilitate healing in the lives of people who have been abused in your congregation and/or community, visit His Healing Through His Body.
  • If you would like to browse through all the services Tree of Rest, Inc. offers for churches, we invite you to visit our Church Ministry pages.
  • If you would like to hear from or communicate with a pastor who has used Tree of Rest, Inc. programs in his church, go to Pastor to Pastor.
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