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Churches Synagogues & Mosques Faith Communities

Open to everyone, and responsible for everyone inside

A congregation's whole purpose is to welcome people it hasn't met. That makes conventional access control the wrong instinct for the sanctuary and the right instinct almost everywhere else. DWG helps faith communities get that line in the right place without turning the building into a checkpoint.

Secure the perimeter, not the welcome

Most of the real exposure is in the parts of the building nobody thinks about: side doors propped during services, the office mid-week, the childcare wing, the parking lot after dark.

We help scope coverage to where the actual risk is, specify entry control for offices and children's areas without hardening the sanctuary, phase the work so a limited budget buys the most important piece first, and keep the equipment to something volunteers can operate. How the work gets done is shaped around you: we can coordinate with the integrator or contractor you already use, bring the right integration and field resources in ourselves, or anything in between — whatever the project needs.

How we engage

The greatest opportunity to improve a project exists before anything is purchased. We support every phase — the earlier we're involved, the more value we add.

1. Plan

Where risk actually sits: entries, offices, children's areas, parking, after-hours.

2. Evaluate

Right-sized options, with the tradeoffs explained plainly.

3. Specify

Phased equipment list, first phase scoped to the most important risk.

4. Procure

Quoting, availability, timing against grant or donation cycles.

5. Deploy

Phased delivery as funding arrives; integrator introductions where needed.

6. Support

Technical support and equipment volunteers can actually run.

Core capabilities

Enterprise physical security infrastructure across every major discipline.

Video surveillance

  • IP camera systems
  • Video management systems (VMS)
  • Network video recorders
  • Edge, cloud and enterprise storage

AI & video analytics

  • Object and behaviour detection
  • License plate recognition
  • Search and forensic review tools
  • Operational and business insight

Access control & identity

  • Enterprise access control platforms
  • Smart and mobile credentials
  • Door hardware and locking
  • Authentication and biometrics

Visitor management

  • Visitor registration and badging
  • Watch list and screening
  • Contractor and vendor check-in
  • Real-time on-site awareness

Intercom & entry communication

  • IP intercom systems
  • Video entry stations
  • Emergency call stations
  • Two-way communication at entry points

Emergency notification

  • Mass notification systems
  • Public address and paging
  • Multi-channel alerting
  • Campus and site-wide communication

Lockdown systems

  • Coordinated building-wide lockdown
  • Single-action activation
  • Integration with access control
  • Notification tied to activation

Fire & life safety

  • Fire alarm control panels
  • Smoke, heat, CO and duct detection
  • Notification appliances
  • Alarm communications and monitoring

Intrusion detection

  • Enterprise intrusion systems
  • Perimeter detection
  • Sensors and detection technologies
  • Alarm communications

Mobile & temporary surveillance

  • Mobile surveillance trailers
  • Rapid-deployment camera systems
  • Remote and off-grid power
  • Construction, event and temporary sites

Network & infrastructure

  • PoE switching and fiber optics
  • Structured cabling and wireless
  • UPS and power systems
  • Cabinets, racks and enclosures

Engineering & procurement services

  • Product evaluation and solution design
  • Multi-manufacturer comparisons
  • Bill of materials review and value engineering
  • Lifecycle planning and technical consultation

Questions we help you answer

Most suppliers focus on selling products. We focus on helping you make an informed decision — and these are the questions worth settling first.

  • How do we stay welcoming and still control who gets in?
  • What matters most if we can only do one phase this year?
  • How do we secure children's areas without alarming families?
  • Can volunteers operate this, or does it need staff?
  • What covers the parking lot and the side doors?
  • Can we start small and expand without replacing anything?
  • Who installs it, and what should that reasonably cost?

Answered early, these prevent the expensive corrections that surface once equipment is on site.

Vendor-neutral technical expertise

DWG works across a broad portfolio of leading security manufacturers. Rather than promoting a single product line, we help you evaluate qualified solutions on the criteria that matter.

Technical criteria

  • Technical requirements and objectives
  • Performance and interoperability
  • Standards compliance
  • Cybersecurity considerations

Commercial criteria

  • Availability and lead time
  • Lifecycle cost
  • Budget alignment
  • Future scalability

Resource coordination

  • Work with the integrator or contractor you already use
  • Bring in integration, field and engineering resources where you need them
  • Product, engineering and deployment coordinated as one project
  • Shaped around what the end user needs, not a fixed model

Who we work with

Communities

  • Churches
  • Synagogues
  • Mosques and Islamic centers
  • Temples
  • Multi-campus congregations
  • Faith-based schools and childcare

Project types

  • First security system
  • Entry and door control
  • Camera coverage for grounds and lots
  • Children's ministry areas
  • Grant-funded security projects
  • Replacing failed equipment

Project teams

  • Clergy and administrators
  • Safety and security teams
  • Boards, councils and trustees
  • Facilities and volunteer teams
  • Architects and engineers
  • Systems integrators

Talk through the building before you spend anything

There is no cost to have our specialists review a specification, a bill of materials, or a quote.

DWG — Digital Watchguard Inc. · 800 Shames Drive, Westbury, NY 11590 · 516-933-4900


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