Churches United of the Quad City Area asks all houses of faith as well as the greater Quad City community to join with them in prayer and unity as we denounce the horrible tragedy of the killings at Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church located in Charleston, South Carolina.

We pray for Rev. Clemeneta Pinckney and those members who were brutally shot and killed as well as their families.  We ask for prayer for the church family of Emmanuel A.M.E. church that they find strength and hope within this senseless tragedy.

We as Christians who need to practice what we preach should also ask for prayers for the family of Dylann Roof who is the alleged shooter in this horrific killing. The throws of violence and hate need to stop.  We as Christians and partners of faith need and should be the voices of change, of LOVE and PEACE and of sharing the word of God.

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