FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
KEEP YOUR DOORS OPEN — AND YOUR PEOPLE SAFE.
A house of worship is meant to be open, welcoming, and full of people. That openness is part of the calling — and it is also what makes safety hard. Share911 (US) and Share999 (UK) help faith communities protect the people inside, without turning the front door into a checkpoint.
THE CHALLENGE
THE PEOPLE AT THE DOOR USUALLY SEE IT FIRST.
A greeter, an usher, a member of the security team — someone almost always notices when something is wrong before anyone else does. But in that moment their options are poor ones: shout and start a panic, slip away to find a phone, or hope it passes. Most congregations run on volunteers and goodwill, not a command center. The gap between “someone noticed” and “everyone knows” is exactly where danger lives.
HOW IT WORKS
ONE QUIET ALERT. EVERYONE WHO NEEDS TO KNOW, INSTANTLY.
Anyone you choose — clergy, ushers, greeters, a volunteer security team — can raise a silent alert from their phone, from anywhere on the grounds. In the same moment, the right people are notified, your local responders are alerted with the location and wayfinding to reach it, and you can put a clear message in front of the whole building — calmly, without anyone scrambling for a microphone.
A silent call for help
Any trusted person raises the alarm from their phone — discreetly, from anywhere on the property — without alarming the congregation.
Everyone who needs to know
The right people are notified instantly, and a clear, calm message can reach the whole building at once.
Responders, guided in
Local public safety is alerted with the location, navigation and wayfinding to reach the exact spot — fast.
GUESTS & TEMPORARY VISITORS
EVEN THE PEOPLE WHO JUST ARRIVED.
Your system knows the people who work there. But on any given day there are others on site who aren’t in it — a guest speaker, a visiting family, a contractor, a volunteer there just for the day. If something happens, they’re inside too. We close that gap in the simplest way possible.
Scan at check-in
When a visitor arrives at your point of entry, they scan a QR code with their own phone — nothing to download.
Name and number
They enter just their name and mobile number. That’s the entire sign-up.
Covered for the day
From that moment they receive your drill and emergency alerts by text — exactly like everyone else.
Off the list by midnight
At 11:59 PM local time they’re removed automatically. No cleanup, and no one left on the list who shouldn’t be.
No app, no account, no data left behind — just the right people reachable for exactly as long as they’re with you.
ALREADY USE A VISITOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM?
We integrate with Safe Visitor Solutions, a robust visitor management platform. Where a site runs it, visitors are onboarded automatically at check-in — no QR code needed — and removed when they check out, or at midnight. Their details flow straight into the platform, so they receive alerts and are accounted for, just like everyone else.
ACROSS YOUR MINISTRY
ONE CONGREGATION, MANY BUILDINGS.
Many faith communities are more than one building — a main sanctuary, a school or daycare, a fellowship hall, satellite campuses. We connect them all by their physical address, so an emergency at one is never a secret to the others.
One site is hit — the others know
When an emergency starts at one location, key personnel at every other site are alerted at the same moment — not everyone, just the people who need to act. It matters most when a school or daycare shares your grounds.
Reach one site, several, or all
It works both ways. Leadership and your security team can communicate with a single site, a group of them, or every building at once — electronically, instantly, regardless of distance.
FUNDING
YOU MAY NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS YOURSELF.
Security is often the line item a congregation simply can’t afford. In the US, the federal Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) exists for exactly this — it funds physical security and emergency notification systems for nonprofits at high risk of attack, and houses of worship are a top priority (faith-based applications are scored at triple weight). In recent program years it has funded up to $200,000 per site. Emergency notification — the heart of what Share911 does — is a listed, eligible expense.
We can’t promise an award — that decision isn’t ours — but we can help you describe the capability clearly in an application. In the UK, places of worship above a size threshold also fall under Martyn’s Law.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Does it work for any faith or tradition?
Yes. Churches, synagogues, mosques, temples — and the schools and facilities around them. The platform doesn’t care about denomination; it cares about getting help to people quickly.
Do we need a security team to use this?
No. Anyone you trust — clergy, ushers, greeters, volunteers — can raise an alert. It’s built for congregations that run on volunteers, not a staffed command center.
How do local responders get notified?
At a minimum, every emergency triggers a live operator phone call to public safety — a real person on the line, not just an automated message. Where it’s supported, we also notify individual responders electronically: they don’t just learn that an emergency is happening, they get the location, navigation and wayfinding to move straight to it on your property.
Can it cover our school or daycare too?
Yes. Many faith campuses include a school, daycare or community space. They connect to the same system, so an alert anywhere reaches everyone who needs it.
Could a grant pay for it?
Possibly. The federal NSGP funds emergency notification systems for at-risk nonprofits, and houses of worship are a funding priority. We can’t guarantee an award, but we can help you frame the capability in your application.
PROTECT YOUR PEOPLE — WITHOUT CHANGING WHO YOU ARE.
We’ll show you how it works for a congregation like yours — and how to fund it.
Share911 and Share999 support your emergency response. They do not replace it. In an emergency, always call your local emergency number.