Last Night I attended a presentation for the College Group of FBC. The speaker was Officer Brent Womble, he has been a police officer for Amarillo Police Department for over 37 years. Officer Womble has been a detective and even in-charge of the Amarillo Sex Crimes Unit. The presentation was about how to deal with the homeless (or people in need), from a Christian stand point while also avoiding putting yourself in danger. Womble has been running Church Security here at FBC since 1976, thats from Dr. Winfred Moore to our current Pastor Dr. Howard Batson.
Womble told us that he was a 19 year old police officer when Dr. Moore approached him asking, "You're that officer that joined 6 months ago, correct?" Womble said "Yes, Sir", and Moore asked him how he thought he was helping him by sitting up in the balcony, Womble has been doing security ever since. Womble graduated from the FBI academy and even received dignitary protection training from the Secret Service.
Officer Womble gave a history of the Evolution of Security at First Baptist Church, things that changed in the security because of what happened on our physical church property, and things that have happened in other churches that have changed ways we run things here. Some scary incidents have transpired in the past but all were handled with excellent care and a real mindfulness of God's good grace for all his children. Are doors are open to all, and we hope that people find our worship welcoming and comforting.
I am thankful for the responsibility that Officer Womble has taken on, God has put this work in his hands for good reason. He is a strong Christian man, who lives by the New Testament with all people.
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