Last week, marked eleven years since we lost nine beautiful souls.

On June 17th, 2015, these faithful individuals welcomed a stranger into their Bible study. Their final collective act was one of radical hospitality and profound courage.

Their lives demonstrated that love is a fierce force of resistance. The Nine and the survivors did not succumb to terror.

Eleven years later, the legacy of the Emanuel Nine lives on as a testament to unyielding love, moral courage, and the refusal to let hatred prevail.