South Central KS Church Security Coalition

Coalitions and Threat Information Sharing

• Other Session
• the (Sanctuary)
• May 4 2024 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

David Twitty and his son Travis traveled throughout 3 states in the southeast U. S. visiting multiple churches in a scam that lasted 12 years. They would often enter small churches during the sermon and get permission to speak to the congregation. David would claim to be a pastor from “Mt. Sinai Church in Knoxville, TN” and was well-versed in scripture. They would gain a church's confidence, and then exploit that confidence as they concocted a hard luck story such as a sick or dying relative. Then the money would roll in to them. They were eventually arrested in March of 2009 in Alamance County, NC.

The Twitty’s operated their fraudulent scheme for 12 years in part because there was no tool for churches to share information with each other. Each community should have an information sharing network established between the church security operators.

Houses of Worship are working with each other and law-enforcement around the nation are sharing information on those who intend to do harm. Learn how these things are coming together in other areas so we can launch an effort right here in South Central Kansas.