Friendship Baptist's 2013 Women’s Month Workshop - “Keeping Our Children Safe”

HISTORIC FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH invites the community to an urgent Outreach Workshop on the growing problems of Human Sex Trafficking of children, teens and young adults in metro Atlanta. The “Keeping Our Children Safe” workshop will be held at Friendship Baptist Church on Saturday, October 26th at 10 am, located at 437 Mitchell St., on the corner of Northside Drive and MLK, Jr. Dr.

This workshop is part of Friendship Baptist Church’s 2013 Women’s Month activities. Speakers for the workshop will include professionals from: Fulton County’s District Attorneys’ Office Sex Trafficking Unit, the Atlanta Police Departments’ Sex Crime Unit, the lead investigator from the GBI Sex Crime Unit, three nonprofit organizations specializing in childhood sexual abuse, training, prevention and resources, and an awarding winning film director.  Two survivors will share their story. 

“The women at Friendship Church are determined to make a mark in this community toward ending child sex trafficking.  The stories from the survivors will make you shed tears.  We invite the community to come out and learn more about what we must do,” said Ms. Margie Shannon Telfair, chairperson of the program committee.

For more information about the “Keeping Our Children Safe” workshop and other Women’s Month events, please www.historicfriendshipbaptistchurch.org  or call the church office at (404)688-0206.