Safeguarding

King’s Cross Methodist Church is committed to the Methodist Church’s Safeguarding Policy Statement:

“It is the Methodist Church’s intention to value every human being as part of God’s creation and the whole people of God. At the heart of the Methodist community is a deep sense of the place of welcome, hospitality and openness, which demonstrates the nature of God’s grace and love for all.

Our church communities are called to be places where the transformational love of God is embodied and life in all its fullness is a gift, which is offered to all people.

There are no distinctions regardless of age, gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ beliefs, pregnancy/ maternity, marriage/civil partnership and gender reassignment; As a result, everyone has the right to protection from abuse and to be treated no less favourably than others, irrespective of any personal or protected characteristic.

Safeguarding is about the action the Church takes to promote a safer culture. This means we will:

promote the welfare of children, young people and adults
work to prevent abuse from occurring
seek to protect and respond well to those that have been abused.

We will take care to identify where a person may pose a risk to others, and offer support to them whilst taking steps to reduce such risks. The Methodist Church affirms that safeguarding is a shared responsibility. Everyone associated with the Church who comes into contact with children, young people and adults who may be vulnerable has a role to play, supported by consistent policies promoting good practice across the whole Church.

The Church will undertake all appropriate steps to maintain a safer environment. It will practise fully and positively Christ’s ministry towards children, young people and adults who are vulnerable and respond sensitively and compassionately to help keep them safe from harm.”

King’s Cross Methodist Church Safeguarding Policy was agreed at the Church Council meeting in October 2025. It can be viewed in full by clicking here.

Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults Policy for King’s Cross Methodist Church:

The purposes of this safeguarding policy are to ensure procedures are in place and people are clear about their roles and responsibilities for children, young people and vulnerable individuals.

We have Safeguarding procedures in place. We ensure that all those who lead, or help with, children’s and youth groups and activities, and those who support vulnerable adults in groups and activities led by the church have an induction into each role. We follow the Safer Recruitment Process of the Methodist Church which includes Safeguarding Training and Disclosure and Barring Service checks as appropriate.

We also adopt the Methodist Church Whistleblowing Policy which can be found here

MC/19/27 Whistleblowing Policy – Methodist
MC/19/27 Whistleblowing Policy MC/19/27 Whistleblowing Policy Contact Name and Details The Revd Dr Jonathan Hustler, Secretary of the Conference soc@methodistchurch.org.uk Resolution 27/1. The Council adopts the updated Whistleblowing Policy.
www.methodist.org.uk

If you have any concern or query regarding safeguarding in the church please contact the church office or our safeguarding lead Henry Wong.