Domestic Violence Task Force, Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church

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The Call is the newspaper of the Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church. The resolution put forward by the Holston Conference Domestic Violence Task Force is quoted prominently in the article about the conference. As a member of the Task Force I am thrilled that the conference not only chose to support victims but that The Call chose to give such prominent support in the article.

The time is come that victims are finding voices. We are banding together, speaking out and changing the world. This comes one person and one victim at a time. It has not come without hardship or pain but with the steady persistence that we all can make a difference and together we are making that difference.

My hat is off to each and every survivor of sexual or domestic violence; to our friends, families and loved ones I welcome you to the beginning of a new era. This is one where the church doors will swing wide to acknowledge our pain and welcome our brokenness.

Until healing is complete for us all,

Gayle Crabtree