<p>Artists from the country and Christian music genres came together to perform in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nashville" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nashville</a>, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tennessee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tennessee</a>, on Monday evening for a benefit event for The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/the-covenant-school" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Covenant School</a>.</p>
<p>&#8220;A Covenant Knight&#8221; at the Grand Ole Opry featured performances by Jason Aldean, Morgan Wallen, Old Dominion, Anne Wilson, and others several months after a deadly mass shooting at the local Christian school.</p>
<p>&#8220;I am so grateful for the way music impacts our lives and can bring us together, and I’m hoping this event will help everyone feel Jesus’ presence,&#8221; Wilson <a href="https://twitter.com/Annewilsonmusic/status/1674048785603870721" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post to X ahead of the event.</p>
<p>All proceeds from the show are being directed to The Covenant School Community Fund to &#8220;continue mental health support for healing, ease the transition back into the building and equip the school for a safe, successful new year together,&#8221; according to the <a href="https://www.opry.com/show/2023-08-07-covenant-benefit-at-7-30-pm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">event page on Opry&#8217;s website</a>. The event was put together with the help of two parents of students who attend the school, Houston Phillips and Chad Schultz, who are also music industry veterans.</p>
<p>The shooting at The Covenant School in late March killed three children and three adults. The victims have been identified as Evelyn Dieckhaus, 9; Hallie Scruggs, 9; William Kinney, 9; Cynthia Peak, 61; Katherine Koonce, 60; and Mike Hill, 61.</p>
<p>Authorities released body camera video <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/graphic-bodycam-footage-shows-heroic-police-response-to-nashville-shooting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">showing</a> police officers responding to the shooting and taking out the shooter, who allegedly was a 28-year-old transgender-identifying woman. The Daily Wire is not naming the suspect to avoid giving notoriety to mass killers.</p>
<p>People who missed the benefit can expect the show to air for six consecutive nights on the Circle Network starting on August 19, the Opry event page said. A smattering of posts and clips from the show made their way to social media that offered a glimpse of the performances and remarks given by some of the artists.</p>
<p>&#8220;I want to give a shout-out to the first responders here in Nashville who did such an amazing job,&#8221; Aldean told people in attendance, as shown in a clip posted to Instagram by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/98wsix/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">local radio station The Big 98</a>.</p>
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<p>&#8220;Glad to be here, glad to help out, and I think about you guys — have been for a long time,&#8221; Aldean added.</p>
<p>One TikTok account <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@hannaheatsnashville/video/7264813293833997614?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted a video</a> showing Wallen addressing the audience.</p>
<p>&#8220;Nobody should ever have to go through what you went through,&#8221; Wallen said. &#8220;But I just wanted to let you know that me and my family have been praying for you and that we&#8217;re here for you and we&#8217;ve just been thinking about you.&#8221;</p>
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<p>&#8220;You know, I&#8217;ve got a 3-year-old boy, and he&#8217;s not at school yet, but whenever I heard this news my mind couldn&#8217;t help but go straight to him and think about what you guys are going through,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;It&#8217;s just an honor to be here, to try to give you guys some hope, to try to hopefully have a little bit of fun as well tonight.&#8221;</p>
<p>The benefit event took place as children across the country begin to return to classrooms for the new school year.</p>
<p>As of press time, The Covenant School Community Fund website <a href="https://factsmgtadmin.com/give/appeal/iWSuCKbG7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said it had raised</a> more than $570,000 across 279 donations.</p>

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