Rev. Lance McCune

Founder and President, Clergy and Police

Rev. Lance McCune founded Clergy and Police, a national initiative dedicated to building safer, stronger, and more resilient communities by bringing together local Judeo-Christian houses of faith, law enforcement, businesses, government, and community leaders through trusted partnerships.

For more than four decades, Rev. McCune has worked at the intersection of faith and public safety, helping communities develop practical systems that strengthen trust, improve communication, and prepare organizations to work together before disasters, emergencies, and major community challenges occur.

Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, he recognized that communities needed more than emergency plans—they needed trusted relationships. That realization led to the development of a partnership model that connects local houses of faith, law enforcement, emergency management, businesses, and civic leaders into a coordinated network capable of serving one another and responding together when communities need them most.

Over the years, Rev. McCune has spent thousands of hours alongside law enforcement officers; served as volunteer coordinator and faith-based coordinator within the Fort Worth and Tarrant County Emergency Operations Center; and helped coordinate faith-based community support during Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav, and Ike, as well as the 2011 Super Bowl.

His experience extends beyond the local level through collaboration with multiple White House administrations, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the United States military, including NORAD and U.S. Northern Command. These experiences have helped shape practical strategies that strengthen partnerships between government, faith communities, businesses, and the people they serve.

Today, Clergy and Police continues to advance that vision by helping communities build trusted relationships that benefit everyone involved. Local law enforcement receives encouragement, practical support, and stronger community partnerships. Local Judeo-Christian houses of faith become organized partners in serving their communities and supporting first responders. Businesses gain meaningful opportunities to contribute resources, expertise, and leadership. Together, every partner strengthens the others, creating communities that are better prepared, more connected, and more resilient.

Rev. McCune speaks nationally with faith leaders, public safety professionals, emergency managers, businesses, universities, and government officials, sharing proven strategies that help communities move beyond cooperation toward true collaboration.

His message is simple:

Communities are strongest when law enforcement, local Judeo-Christian houses of faith, businesses, government, and citizens stand together.