Guns to Gardens is a national movement based on Isaiah 2:4, “…Beat their swords into plowshares and spears into pruning hooks,” which gives an opportunity for people to dispose of unwanted firearms in a safe and anonymous way. Guns to Gardens shares the vision of making our communities safer and more richly connected by encouraging the repurposing of dangerous firearms into garden tools and kitchen implements.

Central will be hosting a Guns to Gardens Safe Surrender event on Saturday, October 12 from 10am-2pm with assistance from community organizations and volunteers. During this event, people can anonymously surrender their unwanted firearms, which gets rid of unwanted firearms without putting them back onto the street. This is not a buy back. A gift card for a grocery store will be offered as a token of appreciation for each surrendered firearm.

Participants are invited to safely surrender your unwanted, UNLOADED firearm(s), which are to be stored in your vehicle’s trunk or back seat. You will remain in your vehicle in the church parking lot while trained volunteers dismantle your firearm. Following this event, the dismantled firearms will be repurposed into garden tools.