In Atlanta, Georgia, Pastor Jamal Bryant Celebrates Keisha Lance Bottoms’ Historic Win
By Claudette
Posted Nov 9, 2026 at 6:32 AM
Updated Nov 9, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Pastor Jamal Bryant of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church addressed his congregation on Sunday about Keisha Lance Bottoms’ election as Georgia’s first Black woman governor. He told the congregation that the result showed political power belongs to the people.
The service included songs and a celebration of Black women. Congregants wore blue as a symbol of the election.
Bryant supported Bottoms during the midterm campaign. He said the community, and perhaps the country, was yearning for “something different, for something outspoken.” He also said he was shocked by how sweeping the victory was.
Bryant has faced criticism for discussing politics from the pulpit, but he said he would continue. He pointed to Moses confronting Pharaoh and Nehemiah rebuilding the wall as examples of politics in the Bible.
Bryant said the history of the Black church includes a tradition of speaking the truth in love, even to those in power (Ephesians 4:15). “When you look at the history of the Black church, we have always had to speak truth to power,” Bryant said.
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