[By Mike Conneen - Fox 21, Colorado Springs]Colorado Springs Police and New Life Church Pastor Brady Boyd hosted a church security forum Thursday.
Organizers said they wanted to share information with local churches to help them in their efforts to provide security.
A C.S.P.D. Crime Prevention Officer touched on emergency planning, including the role of greeters and ushers and how to interpret suspicious activity.
More than 100 churches and other religious organizations registered to participate. They are from communities across the Pikes Peak region, and as far as Canon City, Castle Rock and Denver.
Boyd said he does not want to see another attack on another church.
"We're not calling ourselves experts but we have some contemporary experience that could be helpful to to others," he said.
Boyd said the church made immediate changes ... mainly, more visibility of police officers and security guards.
He said he absolutely recommends churches use armed guards. He said, in today's culture, it is the wise thing to do.
"If we had not had someone on our campus with a gun, we'd be doing funerals for three weeks," he said.
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