‘He Is With Us’: Covenant Presbyterian Holds First Sunday Worship Service Since School Massacre

Covenant Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tennessee, held a worship service on Sunday for the first time since six individuals from The Covenant School were murdered in a shooting last week. The congregation expressed hope in Jesus Christ and His resurrection amid the tragedy that struck their community.

Rev. Britton Wood welcomed the congregants, who were joined by several family members and friends from across the country, as well as law enforcement officials from the Metro Nashville Police Department. Wood noted that the world has changed since the last time they gathered, but today is the day that they are reminded of the Kingdom that cannot be shaken.

A 28-year-old woman who identified as a man killed three children and three adults at The Covenant School, which is a ministry of the conservative evangelical congregation affiliated with the Presbyterian Church in America. The shooter executed a “targeted attack” and wrote a “manifesto” ahead of the massacre.

Mourning congregants were comforted as they sang hymns and prayed for those impacted by the shooting. Rev. Billy Barnes preached from the final chapter of Luke, reminding them that God is in control and He is sovereign even through pain and sorrow.

The congregants were encouraged that Jesus is with them on the road ahead, and He will be until the end of the age. “It’s all true,” Barnes said.

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