Archive for March 2020
Join Gamaliel in supporting the North Nashville tornado recovery effort!
As you know a tornado that reached a magnitude of EF-4 struck Nashville last week, killing twenty-five people across the region and devastating entire neighborhoods, schools, businesses, and churches. Among the damaged or destroyed churches are three member congregations of the Gamaliel affiliate in Nashville, NOAH. Those churches include: New Covenant Christian Church, whose pastor…
Read MoreNLT Nashville is postponed until further notice
Good afternoon, It has been a week of unsettling news, especially with the rapid spread of the Coronavirus. We want to make clear that our priority is keeping our participants and affiliates safe, and out of potential harm’s way. I have spoken many times with our staff, and we have been in conversation with the…
Read MoreGamaliel Statement on COVID-19 – Gamaliel is acting to protect our communities!
Good afternoon, Gamaliel has been watching with concern the impact of the spread of the coronavirus in this country and around the globe. The effects thus far have been monumental—schools have been closed, community events have been cancelled or postponed, many workers have been asked to work from home, cities and states have declared states…
Read MoreGamaliel Network to Call for Decarceration at Facebook Live Event
We encourage you to join us for a Facebook Live event on Thursday, March 19, 2020, at 12:00 p.m. CT. At the event, leaders from across our Network will call for immediate decarceration of vulnerable populations in our jails, prisons, and detention centers. It is clear that with the rapid spread of COVID-19, no individual,…
Read MoreA successful rally-now it’s time to take action to decarcerate our vulnerable sisters and brothers!
Gamaliel Decarceration Virtual Rally Yesterday’s Decarceration Virtual Rally was a huge success thanks to an all-star line-up of speakers. Rev. Dr. John Welch, chair of the Gamaliel Board of Directors, and Rev. Marian Boyle-Rohloff, chair of the Gamaliel Religious Leaders’ Caucus, co-moderated the event which included moving testimonies from Gamaliel leaders impacted by the criminal justice system;…
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