WASHINGTON/March 31, 2023/ PRNewswire - Evangelist Dr. Alveda King joined Marc Little and a mounting number of faith letters in issuing an open letter to address the tragic and senseless murder of 3 nine-year-old children and three staff members at the Covenant School in Nashville.
Read and Sign On to the Open Letter for The Children below.
Open Letter
Concerned Faith Leaders For The Children
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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The tragic shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville gripped our nation as we all received the Breaking News that three nine-year old children and three staff, which included the Headmaster Katherine Koonce and her daughter, lost their lives by a former transgender student.
As pastors and leaders of ministries that embrace a Christian ethic, reaching over 1,000,000 followers of Christ, we extend our prayers and resources to the families of those who lost their lives at Covenant School. We mourn with all of you.
We know these mere words could never penetrate the depths of your sorrow, but we know the Holy Spirit is an ever present help in your time of need and He will bring you peace in your time of mourning.
Our coalition of leaders is now mobilizing at the local, state, and federal levels to promote common sense solutions to fortifying soft targets, like our schools, to advocate for security software systems, on-site armed and canine security, and to repeal ordinances and laws that announce schools as Gun Free Zones. We must end the invitation to our schools as easy targets. We must also recognize the contribution mental illness has played in recent mass shootings and cease ignoring practical solutions that empower law enforcement to respond to threats before they occur.
We are in a cultural revolution against God and country determined to normalize the things of darkness and to replace God from our nation at all costs. The revolution’s agenda is fueled by sin. We have come together across denominations and faiths to declare we will not be silent.
We affirm there is no acceptable radicalization, domestic terrorism, or hate crime and we stand against it in all of its forms. Moreover, instead of targeting parents who seek to protect their own children, we must demand the Department of Justice instead stop those who have plans to hurt them. We commit our support to them in that effort.
We now call on all Americans to join us in standing to protect our children across our nation wherever they are vulnerable for “[i]t would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea” (Matthew. 18:6) than to hurt one of God’s children.
We denounce all calls to blame anyone, any inanimate object, or the Christian faith for the senseless murders at Covenant School based on Tennessee’s duly elected legislators passing legislation to prevent minors from undergoing gender reassignment surgery and call upon all Americans to place the blame where it belongs, squarely on Audrey Hale.
In the Service of the Kingdom of God,
Concerned Faith Leaders For The Children
Dr. Jim Garlow
CEO, Well Versed
Evangelist Alveda King
Alveda King Ministries
Rosemary Schindler Garlow
CEO, Schindler’s Ark International, Inc.
Pastor Marc T. Little, Esq.
President, Cure America Action
Angela Stanton-King
President, American King Foundation
Bishop Dean Nelson
Chairman, Douglass Leadership Institute
Samuel Rodriquez
Lead Pastor, New Season
Rev. Ralph Chittams, Sr.
Pastor, Landover Hills Baptist Church
Bishop Garland Hunt
Senior Pastor, The Father’s House
Bishop B. Dwayne Hardin
Senior Pastor, The Embassy ATL
Pastor Harold Dugger, Sr.
Pastor, First Baptist Church of Capitol Heights
Pastor Frankie Vega
Pastor, Arc City Church
Pastor Walter Hoye
President, Issues4Life Foundation
Dr. Day Gardner
President, National Black Pro-Life Union
Pastor Michael Anthony
President, CourageMatters.com
Rev. Frank Pavone
National Director, Priests for Life
Pastor Rob Pacienza
Pastor, Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church
Pastor Mike Berry
Justice United
Bishop Leon Benjamin
Pastor, New Life Harvest Church
Bruce LeVell
STREET CRED
Allan Parker
President, The Justice Foundation
Dr. Charles T. Kenny, Ph.D.
President, The Right Brain People
Sherry O'Donnell
Physician, Rappha Medical Center
Yolanda Johnson
CEO, Family Matters Partership, INC
Virginia Nunamaker
Dr. Linda Lee Tarver
Member, Mordecai Mission
Sheila Potts
Patrick B. Gilchrist
Humble Servant, Dreamstone Funds Project
Linda Howard
John Rigler
Michael Longwell
Kimberly Oliver
Dr. Ernie and Silvia Sauve
DayStream Ministries Intl.
Jeff O'Dell
Founder, Eyes2C Inc
Apostle Ché Ahn
Founder, Harvest International Ministry
Yvonne Camper
Between the Porch and Altar Ministries
Mario Bramnick
Mario Bramnick Ministries
John & Brandi Belt
Overflow Global Ministries
Leanne Goff
Leanne Goff Ministries
Tony & Millie Stoytchev
S&M International Ministries
Jim & Shirley Sustar
Sr. Pastors Heartland Christian Center
Pastor Samuel Gallucci
Embrace Church
Pau Beshah
Founder, Centerprise
Diane Miller
Minister, Beth Israel JMI Honolulu
Francisco Tablas & Annie MacAulay
Mountain and Sea Educational
Mike and Debbie Sirianni
New Day Church-High Point
Robert C. and Theresa Kochert
(Former) Pastor, Living Faith Chapel
Pastor Jentezen Franklin
Senior Pastor, Free Chapel
Pastor Paula White-Cain
Paula White Ministries
Stephen E Broden
Senior Pastor, Fair Park Bible Fellowship
Brandy Gibson
Vice President, Gibson Global Ministries, Inc.
Cheryl Conrad
Director, Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust
Randy Wayne
Associate Professor, Cornell University
Dan McCullough
Stacy Washington
CEO, ShareNet Ministries
Doug Carter
Ethics Professor
Cynthia Romine
International President, Called to Rescue
Lenore Gilbert
Director, Virtuous Woman Ministries
Zadina Renard
Founder, Bread for Souls
Lynn Large
Joanna Kinnart, A Concerned Citizen
Personal and Holy Spirit Inspired
Eve Nunez
President, Help4Kidz
Janet Morana
Executive Director, Priests for Life
Deborah Tilden
Founder & President, LifeVictory Enterprises LLC
Michael Vigil
Alveda King Ministries
Roger & Linda Kriegbaum
Retired Religious Education Director, Catholic Church
Richard Holdener
Vice President, St. Albert Conference
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Fr. Terry Gensemer
Director, CEC For Life
Anne Reed
Senior Policy Advisor, Operation Rescue
Tess Gordon
Owner, WomensHealthExpress.com
Nancy B. Krupp
American Citizen
Tina McGregor
Patty Hunter, Media Advisor & TV Producer/Hostess, Patty's Page TV Show
Jess Smith
Special Education Teacher
Apostle John Arcovio
Spirit Led Family
Dr. Charles Stock
Life Center Ministries International
Ki Coleman
Freedom Fellowship
Dakota Andekin
Lead Pastor, Ridgecrest Vineyard Church
Apostle Jamie Centeno
In The Light Ministries of Philadelphia
Annie MacAulay
President & CEO, Marine Science Institute
Pastor Zach Chandler
Bridge of Hope
Pastors Adam and Candice Smithyman
Dream Mentors Int’l
Arman and Petya Lalane
Bridge of Intersection
Pastor Erwin Guevara
New Dawn Christian Village
Karen Beneventi
Jearlyn Dennie
Pastor, Jearlyn Ministries
John Brown, National Pro-Life Religious Council board member
Issachar Imperative