Bishop Talbert Swan becomes the target of a threatening voicemail message after condemning woman who hurdled racial slurs at child
- IGMC Staff
- May 21
- 1 min read

An Arizona man has been FIRED for leaving a threatening, racist voicemail message for Bishop Talbert Swan at his church.
Gary Porter, an Engineering Director at Caris Life Sciences, was rattled after Bishop Swan publicly condemned Shiloh Hendrix, the defiant white woman who repeatedly hurdled racial slurs at a 5-year autistic Black child. Hendrix subsequently raised $700k after her racist antics went viral.
In his voicemail, an emboldened Gary Porter called Black people “clowns” and repeatedly referred to Black people as "negroes" seemingly as a substitute for the racial epithet (see below).
Caris Life Sciences, after learning of Porter's voicemail message to Bishop Swan, subsequently FIRED Porter from the company.

Bishop Swan says that the firing is a step toward accountability, but the fight to dismantle racism continues!
Bishop Swan is a prelate in the Church of God in Christ, serving as the Bishop of the Vermont Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction in the United States.
He is also Senior Pastor of Spring of Hope in Springfield, MA.
Please keep Bishop Swan in your prayers!
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