"We Love Law Enforcement": Church Gifts $1,000 to Every Police Officer in Its Town

Michael Foust : Jul 17, 2020
Christian Headlines

"I think small towns all over America feel like we do: that we want our voice to be heard, that we love law enforcement – our local police officers. And if we can do something to support them and encourage them, then that's what we want to do. And we feel very good about what we did." – Pastor Perry Cleek

(Jonesboro, TN) — [Christianheadlines.com] A small-town church in Tennessee is receiving nationwide attention after honoring its local police department in a public ceremony with a gift of $1,000 for each officer. (Photo Credit: PXHERE)

The congregation, Lighthouse Baptist Church in Jonesboro, Tennessee, wanted to encourage the officers in light of criticism police have received nationally in recent months.

All total, it cost the church $23,000 to honor...

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