Take 6 Concert Benefits Domestic Violence Ministry

By: Jondra Grier
Date: 12/02/10

In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month and to promote its domestic violence ministry, Mt. Pisgah Church, Miami Gardens, Fla., hosted a benefit concert that featured multiple Grammy Award winning gospel A cappella group, Take 6, on October 30, 2010.

In an effort to bring more awareness to this long-standing issue, Carmen Hope-Thomas and Sandra Brown decided to start a ministry that both educates and assists women caught in a domestic violence situation.

According to the National Centers for Injury Prevention and Control, an estimated 1.3 million women are victims of physical assault by an intimate partner each year.

Multiple Grammy Award winning gospel A cappella group, Take 6, performed a benefit concert at Mt. Pisgah Church on October 30, 2010: Alvin Chea (left), David Thomas, Cedric Dent, Claude McKnight III, Mark Kibble, and Joey Kibble.

The Adventist church is not immune to domestic violence, in fact it is a major issue in the Church. “Incidents of abuse follow trends documented in non-Adventist populations,” said a spokesperson for ‘enditnow,’ the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s global initiative to end domestic violence.

The mission and goal of the domestic violence program is to provide support and referrals to those who are and have been victims of domestic violence.

More than 450 people attended the concert, which was opened by Mt. Pisgah’s praise team — The Levities.

“I have been familiar with their ministry, and so it was just expected. It was a thrilling experience to see them live, and also to interact with the group,” said Kelvin Trocard.

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