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The Birth of Caskets of Compassion in Fort Worth 76104.

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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...
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NO SHOTS FIRED: Churches and Clergy to Bless Chop Saw and Host “Caskets of Compassion” in Fort Worth.

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  MEDIA CONTACT Pastor Kyev Tatum 817-966-7625 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 1, 2026 Churches and Clergy to Bless Chop Saw and Host “Caskets of Compassion” in Fort Worth. Noon gathering at New Mount Rose will kick off National Crime Prevention Month and remember people lost to gun trauma. Link:  https://www.fwweekly.com/2025/09/10/guns-n-roses-2/ FORT WORTH, Texas — Churches may be unable to participate in the March for Mercy in Morningside because of rain, but the Guns to Gardens Blessing of the Chop Saw and Caskets of Compassion will proceed as planned at noon today at New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church, 2864 Mississippi Avenue, Fort Worth. Sponsored by Guns to Gardens Tarrant County and the Ministers Justice Coalition of Texas, the gathering will kick off National Crime Prevention Month. New Mount Rose is hosting the event for the second year. The gathering will lead up to the Guns to Gardens unwanted-gun collection on Sunday, October 18, at 2 p.m., at the church. F...
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THE JPS SAFETY NET WORKS! POP QUIZ INFORMS AND INSPIRES ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE JPS CITIZENS HEALTHCARE ACADEMY.

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THE JPS SAFETY NET WORKS!  POP QUIZ INFORMS AND INSPIRES ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE JPS CITIZENS HEALTHCARE ACADEMY. Link:  https://youtu.be/vvTeP0i6lGs?is=C74KXN7cyNri6s-J Faith and community leaders arrived for the first day of the inaugural JPS Citizens Healthcare Academy expecting a good meal and an opportunity to learn more about the health network serving our community. The meal was waiting—but so was an unexpected pop quiz from Dr. Karen Duncan, President and Chief Executive Officer of JPS Health Network. The quiz got our attention right away. Most of us could only guess at the answers, and many of us were surprised by what we learned. The questions opened the door to a bigger conversation: What do we know about JPS today, the people it serves, and the work taking place across Tarrant County? One thing is for certain, the JPS safety net works. Day one offered an overview from the hospital’s leadership team and a first look behind the scenes at an institution that has chang...
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