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Background checks are essential for kids’ ministry. No one knows how many churches do them.

Many denominations have passed new policies and procedures to make their churches safer for kids — few check to see if churches follow them.

(RNS) — About 10 years ago, when the state of Pennsylvania passed a law requiring a background check for anyone who worked with children, Megan Benninger volunteered to help her church comply.

At the time, Benninger and her husband were members of a small Southern Baptist Church, where the nursery was run by volunteers and things were a bit disorganized.

“Everything was loosey-goosey,” she said. “I don’t know if we even had...

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