Minneapolis Panic Button

LockNow Safety offers churches near Minneapolis critical panic button alerts and response support for Church Safety and Security Directors. Through LockNow Safety, your team gains immediate access to resources and training for handling active shooter emergencies. Our LockNow Safety App notifies church safety teams in real time, improving crisis response and ensuring the safety of your congregation. No more hunting for safety procedures — we deliver comprehensive guidance and emergency resources directly to your team.

Active Threat Communication

Safety alerts in Minneapolis give your church community immediate awareness of an active shooter, allowing for a faster and more coordinated response. Whether members are on campus or traveling to church, the Locknow App delivers instant emergency notifications to keep everyone informed. Quick alerts improve situational awareness and help prevent the dangerous communication delays that often lead to greater harm.

Churches throughout Minneapolis trust the LockNow Safety App for rapid panic button alerts that support a stronger active threat response. The app provides your church safety team with:

• Immediate alerts during active shooter emergencies
• Text-based threat notifications for your entire community
• Simple two-way communication during crises
• Threat location details for enhanced awareness
• Emergency alerts plus the ability to run practice drills
• Guidance and safety signage to help direct your congregation
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LockNow Safety App offers full customization to support your church’s safety protocols. You control who can activate alerts, drills, and other features. When an active shooter alert is activated, your team and church community is notified simultaneously from push notifications or text alerts. The app supports real-time communication, allowing users to stay informed, report concerns, and share updates. You can configure text-only alerts for select users and manage multiple campuses from a single dashboard. Again, you control who activates alerts, receives alerts and who receives text alerts.

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Our Founder

Founder Randy Dougherty brings nearly three decades of leadership in school administration and campus security, having created the Locknow Safety App to protect his district and expanding his work to include facility safety planning, crisis communication training, and certified safety instruction for churches, schools, and businesses. His professional experience includes managing access-control systems, overseeing the safety of visitors or passersby, and preparing response strategies for active threat situations. Randy has extensive firsthand involvement in both preventative and reactive safety practices and remains passionate about helping others protect their communities. For pricing information on the Locknow Safety App or Training, CLICK HERE.

Ensuring the safety of your congregation has always been central to church operations, but emerging threats require ongoing vigilance and preparation. LockNow Safety provides a comprehensive set of tools to help improve church security and strengthen active shooter response capabilities. We deliver in-person, on-site training for staff and volunteers as well as convenient live online and video training options. Our physical safety assessments identify vulnerabilities and guide improvement efforts. With our hands-on training, your people learn to design response plans and take decisive action if confronted with an active shooter event. To learn more, click here or watch this safety training video.

What We Do:

Church Security | Church Security Training | Church Security Guidelines | Church Security Ministry | Church Safety and Security | Safe Church Training | Church Safety and Security Plans | Church Active Shooter Plans

About Minneapolis

Minneapolis is the county seat of hennepin county and the larger of the twin cities, the 16th-largest metropolitan area in the united states. As of 2018, minneapolis is the largest city in the state of minnesota and 46th-largest in the united states, with an estimated population of 425,403. The twin cities metropolitan area consists of minneapolis, its neighbor saint paul, and suburbs which altogether contain about 3.63 million people, and is the third-largest economic center in the midwest. Minneapolis lies on both banks of the mississippi river, just north of the rivers capital. The city is abundantly rich in water, with 13 lakes, wetlands, the mississippi river, creeks and waterfalls; many connected by parkways in the chain of lakes and the grand rounds national scenic byway. It was once the worlds status as an epicenter of folk, funk, and alternative rock music, the city served as the launching pad for several of the 20th centurys first schoolmaster, who combined mni, a dakota sioux word for water, and polis, the greek word for city. The history and economic growth of minneapolis are tied to water, the citys only waterfall, saint anthony falls, important to the early settlers of minneapolis. As of the 2010 u.s. Census, the racial composition was as follows:

If your church wants guidance on improving safety measures, reach out to us at Team@Locknowapp.com. Our team delivers expert safety solutions for churches, schools, and businesses. We are committed to helping you foster a secure environment for your congregation to worship and thrive safely. We welcome your inquiries and are happy to assist in any way possible. CLICK HERE for a pricing quote for the Locknow Safety App.