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A week after the Nashville school shooting, a pastor speaks of grieving with hope

Nervous parents waited at Woodmont Baptist Church to be reunited with their children after the deadly attack on nearby Covenant School. On Sunday, its pastor delivered his first sermon since that day.
Woodmont Baptist Church is located a few miles from the Covenant School in Nasvhille, Tenn.

Nathan Parker, senior pastor at Woodmont Baptist Church in Nashville, Tenn., fought back tears at the pulpit on Sunday as he commenced the first service since an assailant opened fire at a nearby elementary school, killing six people.

"To all who are weary and need rest, to all who mourn and long for comfort, to all who fail and desire strength, to all who sin and need a savior, this church opens wider doors once again with a welcome from

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