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Keep your church in safe condition. Work with an attorney to create a written agreement for the use of the facility.
A written agreement should :
- Describe what parts of the facility will be used, the times and days of usage, and the purposes for which the facility will be used.
- Contain detailed insurance requirements for the group using your facility.
- Include a hold-harmless, indemnity and defense clause for any liability claim.
In addition, we recommend that insurance requirements should:
- Include at least a $1 million limit of liability coverage in a commercial liability policy.
- Require that your church be listed as an additional insured for liability damages that are a result of the group’s activities on your premises.
- Mandate that the other party provides your church with a certificate of insurance as proof of coverage.
Recommended Resources
If you found this information helpful, you might be interested in these other resources from Brotherhood Mutual:
- Read more about how to make groups assume liability in our article Lending Church Facilities: Facilities Use Agreements.
- Learn what questions to ask about the group’s activities in our article Lending Church Facilities: Guidelines.
- Download our sample form Facilities Use Agreement.
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