By CBF Communications
Brooke Holloway Blake
DECATUR, Ga. — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has named Brooke Holloway Blake as the 2026 Suzii Paynter March Advocacy Fellow and Gabby Price as the inaugural Emmanuel McCall Advocacy Fellow, continuing CBF Advocacy’s emphasis on voter participation as one way churches can fulfill Jeremiah’s call to “seek the welfare of the community.”
Over the last several election cycles, CBF has promoted voter participation through nonpartisan resources and get-out-the-vote efforts with congregations. CBF Advocacy will continue this emphasis in 2026 through the two advocacy fellowships.
Holloway Blake is a pastor and photographer who lives just outside Washington, D.C., in Maryland, with her husband, Jason, and their son, Makai. Price is from Fort Worth, Texas, and is studying communication and leadership on a pre-law track at the University of Texas at Austin.
“‘But what can we do?’ This question has become a constant companion for me as a pastor in our current moment. It’s what draws me to get-out-the-vote work with CBF churches — because loving our neighbor means helping ensure that every person has a voice in the public sphere,” Holloway Blake said.
“Growing up in CBF churches, the call to ‘love your neighbor’ has been a steady guide in my life; as I’ve gotten older, I have seen how that calling connects also to advocacy and justice. I am excited to explore how get-out-the-vote efforts with CBF churches can help amplify the voices of our neighbors who face voting barriers,” Price said.
“In a constitutional republic, working for the welfare of the community must include exercising our right to vote and protecting our neighbor’s right to vote. I’m excited that Price and Holloway Blake will be joining the team to help CBF partner congregations increase voter engagement in their communities,” said Jennifer Hawks, CBF director of advocacy.
Gabby Price
“I am excited and proud that CBF’s Emmanuel McCall Racial Justice Initiative is partnering with CBF Advocacy to provide leadership as we work with our churches to live out our Baptist witness,” Kasey Jones, CBF Coordinator for Outreach and Growth said. “Together, we seek to ensure that every person has the freedom to participate in choosing their leaders and to have a voice in shaping how their community and country are governed through.”
The fellows will serve from April 2026 through December 2026. They will conduct research and create nonpartisan resources to help CBF partner congregations increase voter participation in their communities and support the process of free and fair elections. Churches that would like to work with one of the fellows may email Jennifer Hawks at jhawks@cbf.net or complete this form.
About the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
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