The Oklahoma Church Security Association (OCSA) will hold a Basic Church Security Seminar, June 18, at Grove First Baptist Church, 501 East 13th Street.  The seminar will begin at 8 a.m. and last until 5 p.m.  There will no charge but an offering will be taken.

This seminar presents an overview of the subjects taught in the OCSA’s one-year church security team development program. Morning subjects are basic church security concepts, introduction to situational awareness and verbal de-escalation and legal issues.  Afternoon subjects are introduction to hand-to-hand skills, introduction to baton and restraint skills and armed security skills.

The OCSA is an unincorporated association of retired law enforcement and military veterans who provide church security training at no charge. All OCSA instructors must be ordained ministers or elders and be qualified to teach their subject matter.

Mark Neely is the OCSA firearms and tactics instructor.  He is the pastor of Calvary Chapel, Tulsa.  Neely is a medically retired 28-year veteran of the Oakland California Police Dept. where he served as a SWAT leader and regional SWAT instructor.  He is a POST certified, FBI trained firearms and tactics instructor.

Tom Schulze is the OCSA hand to hand instructor.  Tom is the Pastor of Calvary Free Will Baptist Church, Claremore and moderator of the Northeast Oklahoma Free Will Baptist Association.  He is medically retired from the U.S. Army Airborne and holds a terminal degree black belt.

Todd Cathey is the OCSA baton and restraints instructor.  He is Executive pastor of Arrow Heights Baptist Church, Broken Arrow.  Cathey is a veteran of the Nashville Police Department and a certified law enforcement level baton and restraints instructor.  He is also a black belt and assists with hand to hand training.

Bill Kumpe teaches security concepts, mental and verbal skills and legal issues.  Kumpe is the author of Deadly Minutes Versus Precious Seconds, A Primer on Armed Church Security.  He is a retired attorney, a licensed armed private investigator and a certified law enforcement level verbal de-escalation Instructor.  Bill is a disabled veteran of the U.S. Navy.

Enrollment is limited to 100 participants.  The enrollment cutoff date is June 10.  Participants will be required to sign a release of liability and agree to a background check.  For information, contact Bill Kumpe at [email protected] or call 918-381-9792.