Violence Free Faith

liberating faith from violence & abuse

We are a national interfaith organization partnering with

your faith community or social service organization

to identify and dismantle systems of harm,

cultivate compassionate responses to survivors, and

champion a future where faith enriches life and never perpetuates violence.

81%

of the harm reported by survivors during abusive relationships was comprised of spiritual abuse.¹

1 in 3

women in the United States have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence at lease once in their life.²

80%

of survivors experienced minimization or denial from faith leaders when disclosing their experience of harm.³

1 in 5

women and 1 in 10 men in the United States have been stalked at some point in their lives.⁴

Who We Serve

Survivors of Violence & Abuse

We center survivors’ experiences and voices in our work though our Survivor Advisory Board.

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Faith Leaders & Communities

We support you in building safe support systems for your communities – from policy to programming to preaching.

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Social Services & Systems

We co-create faith community engagement frameworks, so your work reaches survivors of faith.

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What We Do

Educate

We educate faith leaders, faith communities, and social service providers on abuse and violence and the impacts it has on your friends and family.

Coach

We coach individuals and leadership teams on protective policies, prevention programming, and community engagement.

Advocate

We advocate with religious organizations and social system to create policies and procedures to ensure survivor safety and healing.

Upcoming Events

Oct

2026

Violence Free Faith Faith Community Training | Virtual

It Happens Here: Faith Community Edition

2:00pm-3:30pm CST

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Oct

2026

Violence Free Faith Social Service Provider Training | Virtual

Sacred Harm: Spiritual Abuse Foundations for Social Service Providers

2:00pm-3:30pm CST

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“I don’t believe we can survive unless we’re all surviving. I don’t believe that we can thrive unless we’re all thriving…and that means everyone; all of us; the whole of us.”

― UU Rev. AliKofi K.C. Bell

Frequently Asked Questions

Are you a faith-based organization?

We are a national interfaith organization, working collaboratively with diverse faith communities as well as social sector agencies across many fields.

Where do you work?

We work across the United States and internationally. Most of our coaching work is virtual, while our training is both virtual and in-person. We’re happy to travel for in-person events and when face-to-face support is needed.

What is the process for scheduling a training?

Goertzen, G. L., & Yancey, G. (2025). Church-Related Institutional Betrayal and Institutional Courage in Domestic Violence: As Viewed Through a Qualitative Lens. Religions, 16(5), 638. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel16050638. ↩︎
Zhang Kudon, H., Zhu S., Chen, B, Breiding, MJ, et al. (2026). The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey: 2023/2024 Data Brief – Intimate Partner Violence. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. ↩︎
Goertzen, G. L., & Yancey, G. (2025). Church-Related Institutional Betrayal and Institutional Courage in Domestic Violence: As Viewed Through a Qualitative Lens. Religions, 16(5), 638. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel16050638.. ↩︎
Smith, S.G., Stevens, M.R., Yue, X., et al. (2025). The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS): 2023/2024 Data Brief – Stalking. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ↩︎