All the Safeguarding Sunday resources are available once you register. Registration will be open in July 2026. 

Yes. If you can only include a prayer or a mention in your notices, then that still counts so please register! Whether you have 5 minutes or 55 minutes, we’ve got you covered. Register for our resources and start with the suggestions in our Guide to Safeguarding Sunday to help you make the most of the time you have available. The more of your service you can dedicate to focusing on the theme, the greater the impact will be for your church.

Yes. You will need to register again to access the resources this year.

When you register, we can track the number of organisations taking part.

We want to see that figure grow so we can demonstrate to society that the church is taking safeguarding seriously. 

Yes, but please consider making a donation or holding a special collection as part of your service. Safeguarding Sunday is organised by Thirtyone:eight, a charity working to create a safer world for all. We make the resources available for free, but we receive no regular funding, so a gift of any amount helps to cover the costs of producing the resources. This means we can direct more of our vital funds to bring hope to people whose lives have been impacted by the trauma of abuse. Thank you.

The resources contain a huge variety of ideas, suggestions and activities that you can use and adapt to your own setting. You’ll know how best to communicate the message to your community.  We know that every church is different, so we can’t produce specific material for all of them. If you can’t find anything suitable, you can use our resources as a prompt. Feel free to rewrite or amend any of the material so it suits your context better. Register for your resources here.

Yes. Our resources have been designed to be used as part of a Sunday church service, but many of the suggested activities and resources are suitable for other contexts and settings too. Many Christian charities, businesses and organisations use Safeguarding Sunday as an opportunity to share with their communities and customers the things they are doing to create safer places. Register for your resources here.  

Yes. Don’t worry if you can’t hold Safeguarding Sunday in November. We hold Safeguarding Sunday to coincide with National Safeguarding Adults week and Wales National Safeguarding Week to make the impact of the campaign even greater, but we know the date doesn’t work for everyone. There may be a more appropriate day to hold your service, and the more time you can dedicate to it, the greater the impact will be for your church, so if it must be on a different day, that’s okay. Find a date that works for you.

No, holding a safeguarding service wouldn’t count as safeguarding training.  It is good for raising general awareness of safeguarding, but it is not training. You could choose to hold safeguarding training alongside or following your service. Many churches say that holding a Safeguarding Sunday service improves attendance and completion rates of safeguarding training so holding or attending training on or soon after can be a good idea. You can check out Thirtyone:eight’s range of award-winning CPD accredited safeguarding training here.

We get it, safeguarding can be a sensitive and daunting topic to talk about especially in church and doesn’t always get the focus it deserves. That’s why we’ve created a range of resources to help you do this with confidence.  Every year the feedback we get from churches who take part is hugely positive, even those who were nervous at first. The benefits are huge. Use this blog to help reassure people about why your church should take part.

Sadly no, every year thousands of churches register to take part in Safeguarding Sunday, it would be impossible for us to visit them all! Also, the focus of the day is for your team to tell your church what you are doing to make it a safer place for your community, so it’s best coming from you anyway. But if that sounds like a big task, don’t worry, our resources contain everything to help you do that with confidence. Register for your resources here.

That’s a really good question and one we encourage all churches who are taking part to consider. It’s important because for victim-survivors of abuse, this can be a triggering event.  We’d always encourage churches to advertise their service in advance so people have a choice whether to attend or not. Our resources include lots of ideas and suggestions about how you support victim-survivors sensitively. Register for your resources here. 

Yes, but we understand the reservations. It’s important that those who your safeguarding processes and procedures are designed to protect know what these are and who they can talk to if they have any questions or concerns. That includes children. Our resources have been created with this in mind, and our intergenerational and children-specific content has been designed to help you do this with confidence in an age-appropriate way. 

Yes. Our resources contain specific material for use as part of a communion service. Register for your resources here.

We get it, talking about safeguarding can be daunting, especially when everyone’s understanding and experience of it is different. But starting an open conversation about the issues can be one of the best things you can do for your church. And don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Our resources and activity ideas have been designed to help you deliver the message with confidence. Why not ask someone else to look through the material with you? If you can get a member of your leadership onboard, that can really help too.

Yes, you can find our resources in Welsh on the website. Register for your resources here. 

Ie, gallwch ddod o hyd i'n hadnoddau yn Gymraeg ar y wefan. Cofrestrwch ar gyfer eich hadnoddau yma.