MARCH FOR MERCY IN MORNINGSIDE Ministers Justice Coalition of Texas Thursday, October 1, 2026 Gather at 11:00 a.m. | March begins at 12:00 noon



MARCH FOR MERCY IN MORNINGSIDE

Ministers Justice Coalition of Texas

Thursday, October 1, 2026
Gather at 11:00 a.m. | March begins at 12:00 noon




Gun violence is not an abstract issue in Morningside. It has taken family members and close friends, leaving people to grieve while often struggling to find the support and resources they need to heal.

On April 11, 2025, pastors, churchgoers, and community leaders bowed their heads in prayer as they pushed an empty coffin down Mississippi Avenue in southeast Fort Worth. Led by Pastor Kyev Tatum of New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church, the group stopped at intersections where gun violence had occurred to pray for the victims. Their march brought public attention to lives lost and the lasting emotional toll violence places on families and communities of color.




That walk helped lay the groundwork for the Second Annual March for Mercy in Morningside. On Thursday, October 1, neighbors, faith leaders, and community partners will gather again to walk, pray, and call our city toward greater mercy. The Ministers Justice Coalition of Texas and Guns to Gardens Tarrant County invite everyone to join us as we kick off National Crime Prevention Month.

We will gather at the corner of Mississippi Avenue and Atatiana Jefferson Memorial Parkway. At noon, we’ll walk down Mississippi Avenue to New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church, 2864 Mississippi Avenue, Fort Worth, Texas 76104.




Held in conjunction with the Guns to Gardens Blessing of the Chop Saw Prayer Service, this march calls us to see the people behind the headlines and respond with compassion, care, and support. We especially want to stand with young people who may be struggling with depression, anxiety, or intense anger. Pain can be difficult to recognize, and no one should have to carry it alone. Walking and praying together creates space for connection, honest conversation, and hope.




In Tarrant County, more people die by firearm suicide than by firearm homicide. Both leave families and communities grieving. We will walk for everyone lost to gun-related homicide and suicide, for those who are hurting, and for all who are working to prevent another family from experiencing that pain. A safer community grows when we listen, show up for one another, and meet suffering with mercy.




The celebration continues Sunday, October 18, at 2:00 p.m., when the Ministers Justice Coalition and Guns to Gardens return to New Mount Rose for the Second Annual Guns to Gardens event. Community members are encouraged to bring unwanted firearms to be transformed into garden tools. Some of those tools will help cultivate the Funkytown Food Forest at New Mount Rose—a sign of how our community can turn toward nourishment, growth, and care for one another.



Come walk with us. Come pray with us. Help Morningside show mercy.



For more information, contact host Pastor Kyev Tatum at 817-966-7625 or kptatum1@gmail.com


Guns to Gardens Media 


Fort Worth pastors launch program to turn guns into garden tools for victims of violence

• https://fortworthreport.org/2025/07/08/fort-worth-pastors-launch-program-to-turn-guns-into-garden-tools-for-victims-of-violence/


• https://www.fwweekly.com/2025/09/10/guns-n-roses-2/


• https://fortworthreport.org/2025/08/29/firearm-disposal-event-sept-6-brings-guns-to-gardens-to-texas/


• https://www.lindalenews.com/articles/437/view/churches-lead-effort-to-turn-guns-into-garden-tools






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