“Let us not love with words or speech but with
1 John 3:18
actions and in truth.”
Prayers & Action
As we mourn for our brothers and sisters who have died from gun violence, we pray fervently for their friends and family who grieve. We also accept and declare that it is time to couple our thoughts and prayers with action. We call on our fellow Christian believers, church leaders, and pastors across the country to declare that we will decisively respond to this problem with both prayer and action.
Spokespeople
Prayers
Pray to God our Father, who heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds (Psalm 147:3)
Action
We urge America's lawmakers to carefully consider, pass, and enforce common-sense gun laws to keep our country safe
Prayer Petition
Join with hundreds of signers and add your signature to our prayer petition
Survivor Sunday
A way for Christians to reach out with the love of the Great Physician to those devastated by gun violence
“I am concerned about gun violence in this country, because I think to do nothing is to devalue human life, to treat that which God deems of ultimate value as of no value at all. Reducing gun violence is part of what it means to love God’s people and want them to flourish.”
1,000,000
More than 1 million people will die from gun violence in your lifetime
Based on 70 year life span.
Source: Gun Violence Archive9
In 2018, more than 9 children and teens were killed with guns in the U.S. on an average day
Source: Gun Violence Archive15,000
There are nearly 15,000 gun violence deaths & 30,000 injuries in the U.S. every year
Source: Gun Violence Archive
reminds us that “because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassion never fails.”
Media
SHOOTING AT MILWAUKEE CAMPUS OF MOLSON COORS
According to news reports, six people, including the gunman were killed Wednesday at the city’s sprawling Molson Coors Campus (NASHVILLE, TN) February 28, 2020 — While details continue to unfold,…continue
Baptist leader terms pro-gun policies ‘a public safety failure’
As seen on Baptist News America needs more than thoughts and prayers as a collective national response to “routine mass murder,” a Cooperative Baptist Fellowship leader said after weekend shootings…continue
Jamie D. Aten on the El Paso and Dayton Mass Shootings: Christians Must Act as Well as Pray
As seen Black Christian News Network Jamie D. Aten is founder and executive director of the Humanitarian Disaster Institute at Wheaton College and a founding signer of the Prayers and Action petition. The views…continue
Clergy protest outside Mitch McConnell’s office, demand action on gun violence
As seen on Religion News. WASHINGTON (RNS) — A group of clergy protested outside Sen. Mitch McConnell’s office on Tuesday (Aug. 6), calling on the Republican Senate majority leader to…continue
Finding Hope After a Mass Shooting
As seen on Psychology today fter this weekend’s back-to-back mass shootings in Dayton and El Paso, the latter of which appears to have been motivated by hate-fueled ideologies, many of…continue
El Paso and Dayton Mass Shootings: Christians Must Act as Well as Pray
As seen on Christian Headlines On the heels of the California food festival mass shooting in Gilroy, two more senseless shootings occurred within roughly twelve hours of each other over…continue
It’s morally negligent to ignore the mounting gun threat to human life
As seen on The Hill Sunday morning came with the heartbreaking news that 29 innocent, everyday Americans were lost in mass shootings in two cities. In El Paso, Texas and…continue
El Paso and Dayton mass shootings: Christians must act as well as pray
As seen on Religion News On the heels of the California food festival mass shooting in Gilroy, two more senseless shootings occurred within roughly twelve hours of each other over the weekend…continue
How Can Gun Violence Be Solved?
As seen on NPR NPR’s Michel Martin discusses solutions to gun violence with a panel of experts who work on the issue. Transcript: MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: And now we’re going…continue
SHOOTING AT MILWAUKEE CAMPUS OF MOLSON COORS
According to news reports, six people, including the gunman were killed Wednesday at the city’s sprawling Molson Coors Campus (NASHVILLE, TN) February 28, 2020 — While details continue to unfold,…continue
Baptist leader terms pro-gun policies ‘a public safety failure’
As seen on Baptist News America needs more than thoughts and prayers as a collective national response to “routine mass murder,” a Cooperative Baptist Fellowship leader said after weekend shootings…continue
Jamie D. Aten on the El Paso and Dayton Mass Shootings: Christians Must Act as Well as Pray
As seen Black Christian News Network Jamie D. Aten is founder and executive director of the Humanitarian Disaster Institute at Wheaton College and a founding signer of the Prayers and Action petition. The views…continue