Churches

Improving Church Safety and Security

Managing access to churches have become increasingly important.  Many different groups use church facilities pretty much seven days a week.  Facilities directors face big challenges in controlling access to their buildings.  Often time keys get duplicated and making it impossible to track.  And due to budget constraint, lost keys are usually ignored.

Furthermore churches are experiencing an increasing number of thefts because of the economy. Typically, there is open access to computers, copiers, and media equipment. Sound and AV equipment is often high-end and extremely expensive. Musicians leave their instruments and keyboards at the church unsecured and unattended. This makes the church an easy target for internal and external theft.

As a consequence, churches are considered very high-risk by insurance companies and this is reflected in the premiums.

Even the smallest churches need to control and audit traffic through their facilities. Areas that contain confidential files and sensitive information stored on office computers need to be secured and accessed only by authorized people. Liability to the church in this area is tremendous.

Knowing where the keys are is always an issue for churches. Churches cannot afford to re-key every time a key gets lost. It's just too cost-prohibitive. The expense of a card system is out of reach for most small-to-medium sized churches. Many of our churches have historical value and the structural changes required by a wired-in system are unacceptable. This is where the value of the CyberLock system really stands out.

 iCrescendo is privileged to work with many churches to combat these threats. With CyberLock, church leaders meet the following objectives:

• Budget – CyberLock increases operational efficiency and saves churches money in the long run
• Key Control –  CyberKey cannot be duplicated; minimizes number of keys issued
• Lost or stolen key – remove access quickly without having to re-key
• Vandalism – protect locks from being picked or vandalized
• Incident Reporting – gather evidence when incidents occurred
• Business Continuity – ensure systems remain functional during power outage
• Access Control – establish accountability and control access based on privileges

iCrescendo can help you improve safety and security by easily converting existing mechanical locks into an access control system. With electronic lock cylinders, programmable CyberKeys, and CyberAudit-Web Enterprise software, you can create a powerful system that tracks and controls access to every lock in your facility.

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A 16-page CyberLock catalog is also available for download here.