At 2,500 degrees, a hammer's strike can turn cold metal into something new. But at Tulsa Metropolitan Ministries' Guns-to-Gardens program, the metal doesn't just change shape; it becomes a second chance.

For four years, the ministry has been transforming hundreds of weapons into tools that nurture life, offering a unique path from violence to healing.

"As you're transforming the shape, you can think about the intentions of healing, and transforming the energy from violence to healing," said a participant in the program.

The ministry accepts firearms from community members for various reasons.

"People want to turn them in sometimes because they've inherited the guns they will bring us a firearm," organizers explained.

On Nov. 8, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Forest Park Christian Church, a

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