Pastor Turns Down $1M In Church Donations, Urges Congregation To Give To Snap Recipients Instead

Pastor Turns Down $1M In Church Donations, Urges Congregation To Give To Snap Recipients Instead

Pastor Turns Down $1M In Church Donations, Urges Congregation To Give To Snap Recipients Instead Pastor Jamal Harrison Bryant of Atlanta, Georgia is no stranger to activism.  As the leader of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, he leads weekly sermons on social justice and mutual aid — and he’s also one of the most prominent voices behind a boycott of Target, following the corporation’s slashing of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. On Instagram, where he has nearly one million followers, he has been vocal in his opposition to the Trump administration. And this week, as the United States Department of Agriculture announced that 42 million Americans will lose their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits on November 1, was no exception. SNAP is a nationwide program that provides monthly financial assistance to low-income families so that they can access healthy food, providing about 1 in 8 U.S. residents an average of $187 a month in food aid.  The approximately $8 billi…