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Pastor says Riverview remembrance for Charlie Kirk is privately organized; Grace Church not sponsor
Summary
Pastor Ryan Nissley told the Riverview council that a candlelight remembrance for Charlie Kirk at Young Patriots Park is organized by Adam Taylor and not an official Grace Church event; he said he will speak and invited the community.
Pastor Ryan Nissley, lead pastor of Grace Church at 17760 4th Street, told the Riverview mayor and council that a candlelight remembrance for Charlie Kirk planned the next evening at Young Patriots Park is being run by resident Adam Taylor and is not sponsored by Grace Church. "This is an Adam Taylor event," Nissley said, and added, "I will be there and have been asked to speak."
Nissley said Grace Church has consistently filled out special-events paperwork and provided liability insurance when it sponsors city events, but that this particular gathering did not follow that process. He described candles and brief remarks intended to be a community remembrance and said the event aims to offer "hope, healing, and peace."
Mayor Swift and council members acknowledged the clarification. Council members and staff noted city policy requires event organizers to submit special-events applications at least 30 days before an event and provide liability insurance; Nissley said Adam Taylor had not completed that process. The mayor and staff did not announce enforcement action but reiterated the importance of filing the application and confirming insurance coverage for events on city property.
The city advised organizers to complete the special-events process before holding activities on municipal property and to coordinate with the recreation office so staff can review available space and times. No permitting decision or code enforcement action was recorded in the session.
