Social Media Ministry: Facebook and EMBC

Social Media Policy: Facebook Guidelines for Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church of Durham, NC

 

The Facebook Page for Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church of Durham, NC (EMBC) is administered by the EMBC Social Media Ministry as directed by EMBC’s Pastor.  This EMBC Page (the “Page”) is to be used for the purpose of marketing EMBC as a place of Christian worship, promoting EMBC features and events, and engaging Facebook users in topics of related interest.  Additionally, this Page may be used to share critical information and news about EMBC in the event of emergency.  The guidelines in this policy also apply to EMBC’s Facebook Profile (the “Profile”), also administered by the EMBC Social Media Ministry.

 

Facebook users who contribute posts, comments, and messages in conflict with the guidelines below may receive one request to discontinue doing do, and their posts, comments, and messages may be removed.  Continued abuse of these guidelines will result in being blocked from this Page and Profile.  Inappropriate communications with anyone, especially people under the age of 18 and regardless of setting or familiarity, are strictly prohibited.

 

You are fully responsible for the content of your posts, comments, and messages.  EMBC reserves the right to delete any posts, comments, or messages that, in its sole view:

 

*are inconsistent with content supported and/or provided by EMBC’s Pastor

*contain offensive or vulgar language

*are violent, obscene, profane, hateful, or racist

*threaten or defame any person or organization

*are personal attacks of any kind

*include prejudiced or hurtful remarks made toward any ethnic/racial/religious group or person

*comments that suggest or encourage illegal activity

*are clearly off-topic

*are multiple successive off-topic posts by a single user or by multiple users

*are repetitive posts copied and pasted by a single user or by multiple users

*appear to be spam

*are blatant, unsolicited attempts to sell or promote goods or services

*promote events or activities that are not held in at or by EMBC

*infringe on copyrights or trademarks

*allow any other person or entity to use your identification for posting or viewing content

 

Please note that the posts and comments expressed on social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.) do not necessarily reflect the opinions and positions of Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church of Durham, NC; its employees, leadership, congregation; or its affiliates. The presence of content (advertisements, logos, web site links, etc.) on this Page and Profile and on their supporting sites does not necessarily constitute endorsement by Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church of Durham, NC.

 

If you have any questions or comments about these policy guidelines, please contact us.  You may do so by sending a message to our Facebook Profile message inbox.  Our Profile can be located at facebook.com/ebenezermissionarybaptistchurch .

 

EMBC reserves the right to change and supplement these policy guidelines without notice.

Last updated September 11, 2010.


Social Media Ministry at EMBC