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RE: Thinking of starting a skateboard ministry - 5/7/2008 8:50:29 AM
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It would probably be the other church that would need the insurance, since we'd be doing it in their parking lot. We don't have a paved lot and we're three miles out from town, so it would be better to do it in town. I'm wondering how the logistics of a shared ministry will work out, since we're two different denominations, but it's the Lord's Kingdom we're building, not ours.
I would get the insurance squared away before actually building anything. I wouldn't count on it "probably" being the other church's responsibility to carry the liability, since you're both involved with setting this up. If some kid cracks his head open and his folks want to sue, they WILL come after you.
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We've ordered a book on plans to build ramps and things.
I also wouldn't build any sort of high-stress, heavy-use equipment for public use w/o knowing what I was doing and w/o having some sort of licensed engineer sign off on it. If any of your equipment fails and somebody gets hurt, you will be liable.
I'm not trying to be a naysayer, but there's is a lot of potential for real injury here if something goes wrong. Just make sure you do it right.
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RE: Thinking of starting a skateboard ministry - 5/7/2008 8:56:39 AM
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I think it's going to be at the park, not at a church, so I'm not sure if insurance will be necessary.
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RE: Thinking of starting a skateboard ministry - 5/7/2008 9:05:51 AM
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Is the park owned by the town? Has whoever owned the park agreed to this and are they aware of any liability issues? Have you looked into having parents sign waivers of liability?
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RE: Thinking of starting a skateboard ministry - 5/7/2008 9:21:51 AM
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I think it's going to be at the park, not at a church, so I'm not sure if insurance will be necessary.
I can't see how you can own any sort of equipment, invite the public to come use it, and NOT carry liability insurance. This is especially true if you're also building the equipment.
This is what happens when structures are subjected to loads that they're not designed to handle:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2008/04/25/bc-abbotsford-church-collapse.html
Please, do yourself and everyone else a favor and find somebody who's got some experience not only in organizing events, but also with constructing things for public use. Ignorance is not a valid excuse when something goes wrong.
-Dan.
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RE: Thinking of starting a skateboard ministry - 5/7/2008 9:42:09 AM
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We'll make sure to check into what we need to do and what we'll need for insurance and things. My husband has a wonderful board that is very good at helping him with things like that. He's also working on the insurance factor. I don't attend the meeting myself, not being on the board, so it's hard for me to know exactly what's been talked about, but I do talk to my husband about these things and trust that they are going to do this thing right.
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RE: Thinking of starting a skateboard ministry - 5/7/2008 7:48:01 PM
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Oh ok, I thought you were the lead on this.
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RE: Thinking of starting a skateboard ministry - 5/8/2008 7:39:30 AM
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Oh ok, I thought you were the lead on this.
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Nope, just the pastor's wife, doing some research on behalf of my husband. :) I don't like being in charge. I just like giving other people ideas and inspiration and looking up stuff for them. 
Stellaluna, we did check out the Tony Hawk foundation. It's one of the things they are considering.
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