One Variable Decides if Your Congregation Lives or Dies During an Attack
From Securing the Sanctuary-Christian Warrior Training by Keith Graves
June 9, 2026 · 15 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the importance of accurate data on church shootings and how it impacts congregation safety.
Compiling this data and presenting it to you is only possible through paid subscriptions. If this helped you, please consider upgrading your subscription. Facebook | X | Instagram | YouTube | LinkedIn | Threads | TikTok Every few months someone sends me a statistic about church shootings. Sometimes it is accurate. Often it is not. The numbers get recycled, sources get dropped, and security teams end up training against a threat picture that does not reflect reality. This database exists to fix that. Christian Warrior Training has compiled 30 verified active shooter and deadly force incidents at houses of worship in the United States from 1999 to 2026. Every entry is sourced. Every weapon caliber, service phase, casualty count, and motive category has been checked against primary reporting. Where data was not publicly confirmed, it is listed as unconfirmed rather than estimated. About This Database The primary scope of this database is Christian churches and Christian ministry facilities. It also includes LDS meetinghouses, Unitarian Universalist congregations, and Jewish synagogues. This is not a theological statement. It is a tactical one. The LDS Church and the UU Church are…
People in this episode
Host: Keith Graves
Topics covered
- church security
- active shooter incidents
- data accuracy
- congregational safety
- threat assessment
Keywords
- church shootings
- security teams
- active shooter
- data compilation
- congregational safety
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Christian Warrior Training
Places: United States
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