INDIANAPOLIS — Leaders at an Indianapolis church gave members a lesson in safety Wednesday.

Organizers at New Direction Church say they've seen recent shootings in places of worship and other sacred spaces. They want everyone to be prepared for a situation they hope never happens.

They tell us they started with the basics, exits and entrances of buildings, but they also talked about ways to respond to a threat, either by neutralizing it or de-escalating it.

They say it's about dealing with the realities of the world around them.

"It used to be a time when you can come to church for sanctuary, right? They even call this part of the church the sanctuary, but there's no more sanctuary, there is no more refuge, there is no more safe place, so we have to train ourselves to be aware. We have

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