Pastor Jamal Bryant Pauses Church Offerings to Feed Families During Government Shutdown⁠ ⁠ Blogged by: Cabbagepatchgrl⁠ 🎥: jamalhbryant⁠ ⁠ #PastorJamalBryant is shifting the focus at New Birth Church in Georgia from tithes to tangible help.⁠ ⁠ As the government shutdown continues to affect families across the country, Bryant announced that his congregation will skip monetary offerings for the entire month of November. Instead, he’s asking members to bring canned goods to support the church’s King’s Table food drive.⁠ ⁠ “We have a responsibility,” he said in his sermon on Sunday. “Our history is going to record that this president is the very first president in American history to starve his own citizens. On November 1st, SNAP benefits are cut in this country, impacting 42 million Americans. That is, ladies and gentlemen, one out of every seven people. One out of every seven people in this room is on food assistance. One out of seven who are watching online are on food assistance.”⁠ ⁠ ...