when our community hurts we hurt an estimated 800000 government workers throughout the country missed their paychecks on friday more trump kicks off day 24 of longestever shutdown by blaming democrats lets all stand together and go to prayer together on their behalf carter said before informing them they would each receive a 100 gift card to walmart federal workers who attend the concord church in dallas were given 100 walmart gift cards during the morning service jan 13 2019 wfaa antecia parker a church member who has been working for the department of treasury for about 20 years told wfaa that she had to delay moving into a new home with her family due to her unplanned lack of income democrats must get to work now more government shutdown what happens to federal employees health insurance ive never not had a paycheck so this is really affecting me she said adding that she attended the service on sunday for comfort not expecting the added benefit we believe its important to stand up and serve during this difficult season they didnt get a paycheck on friday so now theyre trying to just survive he told the station concord church senior pastor bryan carter asked anyone who is a federal worker or a family member of a federal employee to stand up and come to the alter on jan 13 2019 on sunday concord church senior pastor bryan carter asked anyone who is a federal employee or a family member of a federal employee to stand up during the morning service inviting them to the alter abc dallas station wfaa reported wfaa the group representing families facing an uncertain financial future held hands and prayed on the stage for several minutes video from the service showed wfaa the church also offered food baskets to families in need as well as additional information and resources on how church members could file for unemployment according to wfaa more federal workers could face furloughs and retro pay amid looming shutdown on monday president donald trump blamed the extended shutdown on democrats for not agreeing to fund his proposed border wall ive been waiting all weekend trump tweeted monday morning border must be secured and the shutdown entered its 24th day on monday the longest in american history a community in texas has rallied around federal employees who are living without pay due to the ongoing government shutdown federal workers who attend the concord church in dallas were given 100 walmart gift cards during the morning service jan 13 2019 carter said the act of kindness was a matter of neighborly good will