In my previous blog Church Security Plan – we discuss how to develop a Security Plan for the Church. Below is a case study of a Church that wanted to move away from traditional keys to a cloud access control.
Ultimate Objective: The ultimate goal is to eliminate the use of keys for remote access and surround the Church to deter people from vandalizing Church Member’s and Staff’s vehicles.
The Customer: Brian Barrett is the Operational Manager for Bethel United Church of Christ.
The Challenge: The Bethel United Church of Christ used a traditional locking system, allowing keyholders free access to the facilities. The security cameras were outdated, and resolution made it difficult to capture the person’s face.
Background Information
Ultimate Objective: The ultimate goal is to eliminate the use of keys for remote access and surround the Church to deter people from vandalizing Church Member’s and Staff’s vehicles.
The Customer: Brian Barrett is the Operational Manager for Bethel United Church of Christ.
The Challenge: The Bethel United Church of Christ used a traditional locking system, allowing keyholders free access to the facilities. The security cameras were outdated, and resolution made it difficult to capture the person’s face.
- Church Office, preschool, and Bible Study were used at different hours.
- If someone needed a door unlocked or locked, the Head of Security had to travel to do so
- All areas were accessible, and it became impossible to keep track of who had keys.
Our Solution: Cloud Access Control
- Brian Barrett selected our Brivo Onair cloud access control platform for its ease of use and cost-effectiveness.
- Brivo is a web-hosted platform, which means you can access the software using your laptop, cell phone, and tablet devices (Android/Apple).
- There was no need to maintain expensive IT infrastructure such as servers and eliminate paying software maintenance services.
- Our cameras integrated with the Brivo Access Control using an API plug-in. We capture all events at the exterior/interior doors and store them in our Security Cameras Video Recorder.
The Change
Brian Barrett (Operational Manager for Bethel United Church of Christ) – “No more trips to the Church to unlock a door for a meeting – just a couple clicks on my home computer does it.”- Low downtime during installation
- With one platform, managing access and security is fast and straightforward
- Barrett can provide temporary access to people who Bible Study classes, contractors, and event coordinators.
- Staff can control access to different areas without anyone being present.
- The sanctuary doors are on a schedule to open automatically eliminate manual opening.
- Church staff and leaders were assigned cards/keyfobs and PINs to access doors.
