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CONGRATULATIONS, PASTOR TATUM! We are proud to announce that Pastor Kyev P. Tatum, Sr. has been selected to receive the 2026 Historian Award from the Tarrant County Historical Commission. Pastor Tatum was nominated by Craig Dalley and Billy Wilson . The award recognizes a historian or collector whose generosity in sharing knowledge, research, or collections strengthens and supports Tarrant County’s collaborative local history community. Pastor Tatum will be honored at the Tarrant County Historical Commission Summit on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Shady Oaks Country Club, 320 Roaring Springs Road, Fort Worth, Texas 76114 . Valet parking and a buffet luncheon will be provided. This year’s special guest speaker is Marty Leonard , of the Leonard legacy. We celebrate Pastor Tatum’s commitment to preserving and sharing Tarrant County’s history. Please join us in congratulating him on this meaningful recognition!

AMERICAN RED CROSS TO HONOR NEW MOUNT ROSE AND MINISTERS JUSTICE COALITION FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE. Link:  https://youtube.com/shorts/Im1l-RNv_Zg?is=J-hg_B1aKWoHvHJQ The American Red Cross will visit New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church and the Ministers Justice Coalition of Texas on Thursday, October 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. We’ll continue our conversation about ways to work together, and the Red Cross will honor New Mount Rose, the Ministers Justice Coalition, and our community partners for supporting families affected by the apartment fire across the street from the church. We’ll discuss the Red Cross smoke alarm initiative, which helps make homes across North Texas safer for families. We’ll also explore ways to help seniors prepare emergency go bags with important documents, medications, and other essentials. This effort may be most effectively coordinated with NTXCOG, and we look forward to discussing the possibilities. The Red Cross has also invited us to he...

BE SMART, LOCK YOUR GLOCK. A Safer Way to Keep a Gun: New Mount Rose Hosts Gun Safety Locks Workshop on October 15, 2026.  After a five-year-old Fort Worth girl died after gaining access to an unsecured firearm, a pastor and a nurse began turning grief into a practical lesson: lock it up. CBS News:  https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/video/fort-worth-childs-death-renews-calls-for-gun-safety/ On September 5, 2026, a five-year-old was at an apartment complex in south Fort Worth when, according to police, she gained access to an unsecured firearm and accidentally shot herself. Officers and firefighters arrived around 7:45 p.m. and provided medical aid. She was taken to Cook Children’s Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. For Pastor Kyev Tatum, the news raised a question that would not let go: What more could he do to help people keep guns away from children? Tatum leads New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church in Fort Worth’s 76104 ZIP code, where the church has long tr...

The Birth of Caskets of Compassion in Fort Worth 76104.  “You are not alone. Someone cares for you.” In 2025, as we prepared for Fort Worth’s first Guns to Gardens event, our leader,  Jan Orr-Harter  of the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship, shared an important part of the plan: before the event, we would hold a Blessing of the Chop Saw. We would gather to pray over the saw that would transform unwanted guns into garden tools—tools we could later use to cultivate food and new life in our community. As preparations continued, someone suggested that we march through Morningside and pray on every street where someone had experienced gun trauma. Another person offered an idea that would make the march impossible to forget: clergy in their robes would lead the procession, rolling a casket down Mississippi Avenue. That idea became a powerful ritual. The March for Mercy was born. Clergy and community members walked together, singing and praying as they remembered lives lost and fami...